Monday near Canyon Country
A person who was found shot to death in the Canyon Country area was a 12-year-old boy.
Deputies went to Sand Canyon and Placerita Canyon roads about 6:30 a.m. Monday on a “shooting death investigation,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Willians Lemus Ayala, 12, of Canyon Country, was found dead along a “roadside,” according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
The sheriff’s department preliminarily had listed the dead person as a “male adult.” No arrests were reported, and no other information was immediately released.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS. Tipsters may also use the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
