Sheriff’s detectives look for clues in fatal Compton shooting

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Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on Saturday were investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Compton.

The unidentified victim was shot about 10:20 a.m. in the 1000 block of East Oaks Street, said Deputy Kim Manatt.

Paramedics rushed the man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, she said.

There was no immediate description of the assailant from homicide detectives, she said.

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Map shows homicides reported since Jan. 1, 2007, within two miles of Saturday’s slaying. Credit: Times’ Homicide Report