Woman found after East Long Beach brush fire had been shot in the head, medical examiner says
The body of 35-year-old Charlene Matson was found in a field in East Long Beach following a brush fire Sunday, Dec. 8, according to authorities.
A woman whose body was found after a brush fire in East Long Beach earlier this month had been shot in the head, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The body of 35-year-old Charlene Matson was found in a field near the area of Second Street and the San Gabriel River after firefighters extinguished a brush fire the morning of Sunday, Dec. 8, according to authorities.
The Long Beach Police Department said it appeared she had been killed but details as to the cause of her death were not available.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed this week that Matson died after someone shot her in the head.
Police have yet to reveal any more information about the circumstances of Matson’s death, but they previously said they were working to identify whoever was responsible for the slaying.
Matson’s city of residence was not immediately available.
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