A man who was found with a gun shot wound to his chest in an underground parking lot in West Los Angeles has been identified as 65-year-old former multimillionaire real estate financier Richard Traweek.


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Traweek was discovered fatally wounded in the 11700 block of Goshen Avenue just before midnight October 26. In the 1980s, Traweek raised more than $120 million from investors in dozens of real estate partnerships before he found himself in legal trouble and financial ruin. Anyone with information should contact West Los Angeles detectives at 310-444-1581.

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