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Man Shot To Death In Culver City Park, Second Man Detained

CULVER CITY (CBSLA) – An investigation is underway into a shooting death in a park in Culver City early Thursday morning.

Man Shot To Death In Culver City Park
A man was shot and killed in a park in Culver City, Calif. July 22, 2021. (LAPD Lt. Ensley/Twitter)

The shooting was reported at 5:43 a.m. at Media Park at Canfield Avenue and Venice Boulevard, according to Los Angeles police.

Officers arrived to find a man with a gunshot wound. The victim, who is believed to be homeless, died at the scene. He was not identified.

A second man who was also at the scene when officers arrived is now being questioned. Investigators believe the two may have been involved in an altercation prior to the shooting, police said.

A motive in the killing was not known.

The park was closed for the investigation, LAPD Matt Lt. Ensley tweeted.

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