Apparent homicide reported in Alhambra
ALHAMBRA -- A passer-by found the body of a woman near an Alhambra park early Saturday in an apparent homicide, authorities said.
The body was found about 4:30 a.m. on a grassy area on Woodward Avenue, just east of Chapel Avenue, just across the street from Story Park, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
Shi Donglei, 31, of San Gabriel was pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben said.
"The body was discovered by a passer-by who notified the Alhambra Police Department," Sgt. Diane Hecht said.
Alhambra police Lt. Jennifer Wiese said the person who found the body flagged down a passing police car.
The cause of the woman's death was not clear Saturday afternoon, however police and sheriff's officials said the death appeared to be a homicide.
In the 400 block of Almansor Street, just around the corner from where the body was found, investigators towed a Toyota Prius away as evidence. The car appeared empty except for two coffee thermoses in the front cup-holders and a women's black purse in the rear.
Police and sheriff's officials used a scent-tracking dog to try to search for clues.
Saturday's slaying was the second deadly incident in Alhambra in two days.
On Thursday, Angel Berrios Jr., 24, apparently shot himself to death after fatally shooting his pregnant 23-year-old girlfriend, Natasha Katherine Cobian, and their 1-year-old son, Angel Berrios III, about 4:30 a.m. in the 800 block of South Sierra Vista Avenue, according to police and coroner's officials.
In 2009, Alhambra had no reported homicides.
The body was found about 4:30 a.m. on a grassy area on Woodward Avenue, just east of Chapel Avenue, just across the street from Story Park, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
Shi Donglei, 31, of San Gabriel was pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben said.
"The body was discovered by a passer-by who notified the Alhambra Police Department," Sgt. Diane Hecht said.
Alhambra police Lt. Jennifer Wiese said the person who found the body flagged down a passing police car.
The cause of the woman's death was not clear Saturday afternoon, however police and sheriff's officials said the death appeared to be a homicide.
In the 400 block of Almansor Street, just around the corner from where the body was found, investigators towed a Toyota Prius away as evidence. The car appeared empty except for two coffee thermoses in the front cup-holders and a women's black purse in the rear.
Police and sheriff's officials used a scent-tracking dog to try to search for clues.
Saturday's slaying was the second deadly incident in Alhambra in two days.
On Thursday, Angel Berrios Jr., 24, apparently shot himself to death after fatally shooting his pregnant 23-year-old girlfriend, Natasha Katherine Cobian, and their 1-year-old son, Angel Berrios III, about 4:30 a.m. in the 800 block of South Sierra Vista Avenue, according to police and coroner's officials.
In 2009, Alhambra had no reported homicides.
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