UPDATE: Man in Hawthorne truck was shot
Coroner's officials examined the body of the man found in a pickup truck parked outside a
Hawthorne church yesterday and have determined him to be a homicide victim.
The cause of death is "Gunshot wound of back," according to Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey.
The victim, who was decomposing, has not been identified. He is white and believed to be in his 40s. The man is currently listed as John Doe No. 171.
I ran the license plate number of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado yesterday. The DMV told me the vehicle is registered to Mark Lawton Wanamaker. A records search found a 47-year-old man with that name with an address in Santa Rosa, and previous addresses in Redondo Beach and San Pedro. I have no other information than that, and don't know whether he is the victim.
Sheriff's detectives have put out no further information today on the case and haven't returned my messages.
The body was discovered at 118th Place and Felton Avenue about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Hawthorne church yesterday and have determined him to be a homicide victim.The cause of death is "Gunshot wound of back," according to Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey.
The victim, who was decomposing, has not been identified. He is white and believed to be in his 40s. The man is currently listed as John Doe No. 171.
I ran the license plate number of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado yesterday. The DMV told me the vehicle is registered to Mark Lawton Wanamaker. A records search found a 47-year-old man with that name with an address in Santa Rosa, and previous addresses in Redondo Beach and San Pedro. I have no other information than that, and don't know whether he is the victim.
Sheriff's detectives have put out no further information today on the case and haven't returned my messages.
The body was discovered at 118th Place and Felton Avenue about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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