Two men were shot Saturday in Compton and one of them died, authorities said.
The shooting was reported at 2:45 p.m. in the 800 block of West Arbutus Street, Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Sheriff's Information Bureau said.
Deputies responded to the scene on a shots fired call, Arteaga said.
"When the deputies arrived, they located two male victims in the wash area behind the location, suffering from gunshot wounds," she said.
Both men were taken to a hospital where one man was pronounced dead and the other was in critical condition, Arteaga said.
No suspect information was available. Homicide detectives were conducting an on scene investigation, she said.
Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.
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