MALIBU, Calif. — A person whose bare physique was discovered inside a barrel in Malibu, California, final week was shot within the head, a coroner has decided.

The man was recognized Wednesday by the Los Angeles County coroner’s workplace as 32-year-old Javonnta Marshann Murphy however no explanation for demise was given on the time. The coroner’s case data now lists the reason for demise as a gunshot wound to the pinnacle, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

The circumstances that led to Murphy being shot and sealed inside a barrel stay underneath investigation by the Los Angeles County sheriff’s workplace.

The 55-gallon black plastic barrel was first noticed July 30 floating in a Malibu lagoon and introduced in with a kayak by a upkeep employee, but it surely was not instantly opened.

The Sheriff’s Department mentioned the barrel was opened July 31 by a lifeguard at Malibu Lagoon State Beach, who had retrieved it after it washed again into the lagoon.

It was not identified how lengthy the physique had been within the drum.

Patrick Nelson, a household buddy, advised the Los Angeles Times that Murphy had grown up in South Los Angeles with 4 brothers and was an aspiring rapper.

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