ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> Deputies are investigating after a person was fatally shot at a shooting range in the Angeles National Forest north of Azusa Sunday afternoon.
The incident was first reported shortly before 4 p.m. at the Burro Canyon Shooting Park, 22100 East Fork Road, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Thomas Reid said.
It was not initially clear whether the shooting was accidental, criminal or a suicide, he said.
The dead man was estimated to be in his 20s, Reid said.
No further details were available.
Detectives from the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau were summoned to the scene to take charge of the investigation.
Anyone with information can reach the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.