LAWNDALE – A man whose body was discovered on an embankment off the San Diego (405) Freeway in Lawndale was positively identified Monday.

Elmer Rodas Garcia, 51, died from a gunshot wound to the back in a homicide, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. His city of residence was not disclosed.

Garcia’s body was discovered at 3:38 a.m. Tuesday, on an embankment of the southbound San Diego Freeway at Manhattan Beach Boulevard, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Sergio Garcia.

The CHP was investigating the discovery, Garcia said.

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