Posted on 12/10/2020 10:41:03 AM PST by Signalman
One person is in custody after a man was beaten to death with a hammer during an altercation on his property in South Los Angeles Wednesday night, sheriff’s officials said.
About 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a fight at a residence in the 1000 block of West 98th Street, located in the Westmont neighborhood. There, they found the victim suffering from a traumatic head injury in the backyard, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department news release.
Paramedics responded and pronounced him dead at the scene. His name was not immediately released.
The victim died after being hit in the head with a hammer during a fight with a homeless man he had allowed to stay in his backyard, investigators said. It’s unclear what prompted the physical altercation.
Authorities apprehended the suspected attacker a short distance away from the scene. They did not identify him.
No other details were immediately released amid the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
Anonymous tips can be left through Crime Stopper by calling 800-222-8477, via the “P3 Tips” smartphone app, or on the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
cause of death listed as COVID
Is this the ‘feel good’ story of the day?
UNITY
It isn’t very smart to help a mad dog.
The victim probably told his guest it was time to move on. The guest felt like he had a lifetime property interest.
If this murder goes national will Home Depot and Lowes remove all hammers from their stores? Already the Depot has shut down the Christmas music in its stores, their BOD have morphed to anti-Christian just to appease the pagan hordes who might want to shop there.
no good deed goes unpunished
It was a “misunderstanding”
Cause of death stupidity?
No good deed goes unpunished.
Never know...homeless guy might have been supplying drugs to owner in exchange for camping rights...or could have been a crazy family relation...wait till the politically correct handcuffed police figure it out.
Proof that we need anti-hammer legislation.
Had a young guy approach me while getting into my car........(Yellow light blinking) Asked for money (red light)....said his wife was pregnant and they were living under a bridge...(think)...Told him where the nearest Catholic Help service was who would help them. That I didn’t carry cash. He walked away.
As I drove away he was taking cash from a driver he stopped.
Most homeless don't have a ready supply of drugs to give away. And if they did, they'd consume them themselves.
If I had to guess, illegal alien, used for cheap labor around his property.
Not likely to be any charges filed.
Yup. I thought so too.
“Time to move on buddy..umm, what’s that in your hand? A hammer? Are you gonna fix my place?”
Or it could be a simple act of charity.
The Transient could be a homeless vet with PTSD.
The homeowner may have surprised the man which set off a violent reaction.
There are very few details in this report.
Had the same scam a year ago at a gas station. Said he needed money to go back to (insert city). 2 weeks later, I went to the same gas station, and the SAME DUDE gave me the same script.
I know I’m going straight to Hell for saying this, but the National Parks all have signs that say: “Don’t Feed The Animals” for a reason...
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