CARSON, Calif. – A man who was shot dead near the SouthBay Pavilion Mall in Carson has been identified, authorities said Tuesday.

Deputies were dispatched at 12:03 a.m. Monday to 20700 S. Avalon Blvd. regarding an assault with a deadly weapon and a male down, according to a watch commander at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Carson station.
Paramedics rushed 36-year-old Nicholas Williams to a hospital, where he later died.
No further information was immediately available.