Chinatown area: Man, 51, shot and killed

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Peter Haskell, a 51-year-old white man, was fatally shot about 2:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Main Street on Thursday, Sept. 11.

When officers with the Los Angeles Police Department arrived, they arrested a suspect, Bruce Kalberg, 59, on suspicion of murder. Officers found Haskell lying on the floor. Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department declared him dead at the scene. Detectives later determined Haskell and Kalberg were roommates. Kalberg was being held on $1-million bail.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Hollenbeck homicide Dets. Scott Smith and Ron Chavarria at (323) 526-3680.