PAIR OF SLAYINGS INVESTIGATED ONE MAN FOUND BEATEN TO DEATH, ONE SHOT.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Homicide detectives were investigating two separate slayings that occurred a little more than four hours apart in the early morning hours of Saturday, officials said. A 41-year-old man was found beaten to death in the parking lot of Lancaster City Park, and a 58-year-old man was shot to death in the garage of a Palmdale home. ``It was definitely a busy night,'' said Lt. Jack Jordan of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Homicide Bureau. ``We went from one right to the other.'' Just after midnight, a security guard was making his rounds at Lancaster City Park in the 43000 block of 10th Street West when he spotted a man lying on the ground, apparently knocked unconscious. The guard called 911 and paramedics arrived shortly after, but the man, whose name was not released pending notification of his next of kin The blood relatives entitled by law to inherit the property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will, although the term is sometimes interpreted to include a relationship existing by reason of marriage. Cross-references Descent and Distribution. , was unresponsive unresponsive Neurology adjective Referring to a total lack of response to neurologic stimuli . He was rushed to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital, where he died a short time later. Investigators said it appeared that the man suffered blunt-force trauma to the upper body and head, but coroner's investigators will determine the exact cause of death. The man was found lying just a few feet from his own truck, but investigators said it did not appear to be a robbery or carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger attempt. Just after 4 a.m., a woman heard gunshots coming from the garage of her home in the 38700 block of 10th Street East in Palmdale. She went to investigate the shots and when she opened the door, a man stepped inside, said, ``I've been shot,'' and collapsed on the floor. The woman called 911 and reported the shooting while she tried to care for the wounded man Wounded Man in English, 傷追い人 (Kizuoibito) in Japanese, is a seinen manga written by Kazuo Koike and drawn in a Gekiga style by artist Ryoichi Ikegami. . Paramedics arrived and rushed the man to Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Investigators did not disclose details of any relationship between the victim and the resident of the home. The victim's name was not released pending notification of his next of kin. Investigators received information that the shooter, who is believed to be a parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer with gang ties, was staying at the E-Z E-Z Engdahl-Zigangirov (bound) 8 Motel, located on 17th Street West just south of Avenue K in Lancaster, at about 8 a.m. Palmdale deputies asked for the assistance of Lancaster deputies, the sheriff's Special Enforcement Bureau, or SWAT team, and police K9 units and surrounded the hotel. Dozens of guests were evacuated while heavily armed SEB Noun 1. SEB - a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare staphylococcal enterotoxin B team members forced their way in to find an empty room. Minutes later, the team rushed off to search another location for the suspect, but as of Saturday afternoon still had not located him. Investigators say they do know the identity of the shooter but declined to release the name, saying the investigation is still in its early stages. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Team members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau enter a room at the E-Z 8 Motel in Lancaster on Saturday, above, where a suspect in a shooting was thought to be staying. Guests of the motel, below, were evacuated as sheriff's officials moved in. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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