An approximately 65-year-old man was found fatally wounded Saturday in the rear yard of a home in Baldwin Park, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at approximately 8:20 a.m. in the 3800 block of Puente Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported.
Officers from the Baldwin Park Police Department found the victim in the rear yard of a home suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body.
Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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No motive or suspect information was immediately available. The sheriff's Homicide Bureau urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to call them at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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