(L.A.) Anthony Ussery, 49, Died from a Gunshot

Case Number: 2023-11711

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 49-year-old male whose body was found under the Culver Boulevard bridge in Playa del Rey.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Anthony Ussery and gave his race/ethnicity as White/Caucasian.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of the Torso

RIP ANTHONY QUINN USSERY (June 17, 1974 – September 2, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:42 p.m.

The decedent’s body was retrieved by lifeguards, fire personnel and a swift water rescue team from a “shed-like” structure beneath a bridge at the Ballona Creek flood control channel.

First responders had been dispatched to 13551 W. Culver Blvd. at around 10:40 a.m.

Culver Boulevard was temporarily closed in both directions between Jefferson and Lincoln boulevards to allow for the retrieval of the body.

Map views only approximate location and do not indicate the precise spot where the incident happened.

Incident address: 13551 Culver Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Man found fatally shot under Culver Boulevard bridge in Playa Del Rey.