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Ismael Garcia, 28

Ismael Garcia (2011-02-12)

Ismael Garcia, a 28-year-old Latino, was found dead Saturday, Feb. 12, in the 10100 block of England Avenue in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officers responded to a call of an unconscious person in car in an alley about 7:30 p.m., according to an Inglewood Police Department news release.

When authorities arrived, they found Garcia's body seated in the car with a gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics were called and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A friend who contacted the Homicide Report said Garcia was an anti-violence advocate who worked as a sheet metal worker. He is survived by two brothers, one sister, a girlfriend and a newborn baby girl.

Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact Inglewood Police homicide investigators at (310) 412-5246 or the 24-hour anonymous hot line (888) 41-CRIME (888-412-7463).

-- Sarah Ardalani

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