Security guard found dead at Malibu market

Investigation continues after security guard found dead in Malibu

He was found dead in the parking lot of the Trancas Canyon Nursery in Malibu around 7 a.m.

MALIBU - A homicide investigation is underway in Malibu after a security guard was found dead in a parking lot Tuesday morning.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the 58-year-old Inge Baumbach was the overnight security guard at the shopping center. He was found dead in the parking lot of the Trancas Canyon Nursery around 7 a.m. Deputies said the man sustained blunt force trauma to his upper torso.

Authorities are also actively investigating a possible assault in connection with the homicide.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the LASD's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or 1-800-222-TIPS.

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