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12-Year-Old Boy ID'd as Victim of Fatal Shooting Near Santa Clarita

12-Year-Old Boy ID'd as Victim of Fatal Shooting Near Santa Clarita

A sheriff deputy stands at the scene of a shooting in a file image. (Susana Bates/AFP via Getty Images)

City News Service
City News Service

11/7/2023

Updated: 11/7/2023

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CANYON COUNTRY, Calif.—A person who was found shot to death in the Canyon Country area was a 12-year-old boy, authorities said Nov. 7.

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 at 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.

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