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Arrest Made In Thanksgiving Murder Of Rosemead Man

ROSEMEAD (CBSLA) — An arrest was made in the shooting death of a Rosemead man Thursday, authorities said.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau detectives arrested 27-year-old Zhongqiang Meng, a resident of Rosemead.

The suspect shot and killed an adult Hispanic male in his 50s at 6:15 p.m. on the 8900 block of Emerson Place, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The victim was gunned down in his driveway as he returned home and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Meng was taken into custody Friday morning after turning himself in to officers at the Monterey Park Police Department.

Sheriff's investigators don't know what the motive was.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. To provide information anonymously, call (800) 222-8477.

Check back for updates on this developing story. 

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