Man found shot dead in Westmont alleyway

LOS ANGELES - A man was found shot dead in an alleyway in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles Sunday morning and police are investigating.

Police said a person on their way to work Sunday morning saw a man sitting on a couch near the area of 110th Street and Vermont Avenue. When they approached the man, they found he was dead, and had a gunshot wound in his head, according to Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Keith Green.

That person then called 911 around 7 a.m., and Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. It wasn't immediately clear how long the man had been dead in the alleyway. 

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Green said that the man was approximately 35 years old. 

The LAPD is still investigating the shooting. Anyone with information was asked to call investigators at 323-786-5100.

City News Service contributed to this report.