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Brea police investigate fatal shooting of 25-year-old man

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Police investigating the shooting death of a 25-year-old man said Sunday they planned to search a home they believe was the scene of the killing.

Officers in Brea responded at about 9:40 p.m. Saturday to a report of a gunshot victim in the 300 block of Cedar Avenue, said Brea Police Sgt. Jim Griffin.

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When they arrived, they found a man lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, where he was pronounced dead, Griffin said.

Three male occupants of the Cedar Avenue single-family house where officers believe the shooting took place were questioned at by police and released.

No other information was given.

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Map shows location of where a man was killed in Brea. Source: Google Maps

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