Crime & Safety
Shooting Victim Identified
A San Pedro man was found shot to death Friday night in Abalone Cove Shoreline Park.
A man found shot to death Friday night in has been identified as Joseph Lewis, 22, of San Pedro, police said Monday.
Lewis was found in the Rancho Palos Verdes park near Sea Cove Drive about 10 p.m. Friday. Detectives who examined the body ruled out a suicide, saying the man had multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso.
The body was discovered by hikers who contacted the , police said.
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Anyone with information is encouraged to contact investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using this website.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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