Carjacking Victim Found Shot in Lake Los Angeles Area

The Palmdale resident was airlifted to a hospital after he was found by a passerby

A passerby found a man who was shot in the head and left on a road Monday in the Lake Los Angeles area after what authorities said might have been a carjacking.

The victim, identified as a 21-year-old Palmdale resident, remained hospitalized early Tuesday. Details regarding his condition were not immediately available.

He was airflifted to the hospital after the passerby found him at about 12:15 p.m. near 180th Street East and Avenue M, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The victim's Toyota Camry was missing.

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