West Covina records fifth homicide of 2009

By Frank Girardot on August 6, 2009 10:56 AM | | Comments (1) |

An unidentified man was found shot to death early Thursday morning in a green belt near Gingrich Park.

Neighbors reported hearing two shots about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday evening, but no call was made to police until after midnight.

No one in the neighborhood apparently knew the man, described as black and in his 20s.
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ohnodrugs? said:

drug deal gone bad?

August 6, 2009 2:14 PM

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