The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of an unidentified woman who was found shot to death Wednesday on a street in the Lopez Canyon area, authorities said.
A passing Los Angeles police officer found the body of the adult woman at 3:36 a.m. in the 12300 block of Paxton Avenue, Sheriff's Sgt. Bryan Williams said. That part of Paxton, in a small area of unincorporated county territory between Lake View Terrace and Pacoima, is routinely used by Los Angeles police officers driving between the two neighborhoods.
