Downey police are investigating a triple murder of three apparently unhoused males who had been shot close to the Rio San Gabriel riverbed.
On Saturday at 8:50 p.m., the Downey Police Division responded to a name of pictures fired on the west facet of the Rio San Gabriel Riverbed close to the 105 Freeway.
When officers arrived, they found three males affected by gunshot wounds, in keeping with a information launch.
All three males had been pronounced useless by the Downey Fireplace Division.
The lads had been between 34 and 37 years outdated.
Officers stated the victims “are believed to be unhoused and had been staying within the space on the time of the murder.”
The victims’ identities won’t be made public till the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Workplace has notified their subsequent of kin.
An preliminary information launch said that the capturing gave the impression to be an remoted incident.
In a follow-up launch, officers stated that the incident “doesn’t look like a random capturing, and there doesn’t look like any risk to the encircling neighborhoods.”
Detectives are actively investigating, and no extra particulars had been accessible as of late Monday afternoon.
Downey police urged anybody with extra info t to contact Det. Ethan Roberts by calling (562) 904-2386 or emailing eroberts@downeyca.org.
Those that want to present info anonymously can achieve this by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS or visiting the web site lacrimestoppers.org.
