A San Bernardino County man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the death of an 82-year-old family member at a business in Gardena.
Donte Harris, 43, of Victorville, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Le Roy Harris of Inglewood, Gardena police said.
Police were called at 9:15 a.m. Saturday to a business in the 1500 block of West 130th Street, east of South Western Avenue, in connection with a report of a person screaming, according to a Gardena Police Department statement.
Arriving officers first contacted and detained a man in blood-stained clothing, police said. They then found an unresponsive man inside the business.
Le Roy Harris was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving measures undertaken by officers, police said. Donte Harris has remained behind bars since his arrest just before 10 a.m. Saturday.
Officials did not release information about how the victim was killed or what the exact nature of the family relationship was between the two men.