Police Investigating Shooting Death In Claremont, 71-Year-Old Man In Custody – CBS Los Angeles

CLAREMONT (CBSLA) — A 71-year-old man was taken into custody Wednesday after a person was found shot to death in Claremont.

According to the Claremont Police Department, officers responded to a call at about 8:20 a.m. of gunshots being fired at a residence in the 1800 block of Salem Court.

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When the officers arrived on the scene, they found a man lying in the street with at least one gunshot wound to the chest. The man was taken to the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center where he died as a result of his wounds.

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A 71-year-old man was taken into custody and a firearm was recovered, according to police.

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It was not immediately known what the relationship between the two men was or what led up to the shooting.