Police Investigate Bodies Found in Car Trunk
Police are investigating the deaths of two men whose charred bodies were discovered in the trunk of a car set on fire Thursday night in Compton, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle fire in the 500 block of East Tucker Street at North McDivitt Avenue just before 9:30 p.m.
After the fire was put out, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies found the bodies in the trunk of a light blue 1990 Ford Tempo parked on the street, said Deputy Rick Varela.
The bodies had not been identified. Investigators were checking fingerprints.
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