Sylmar

The southbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar was reopened today following a closure prompted by the death of a man who may have been bent on suicide when he was struck by a big rig.

The pedestrian was hit in the truck lanes on the southbound 5 near the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway around 10:45 p.m. Thursday and pronounced dead at the scene, said California Highway Patrol Officer Anthony Martin.

The body of a man could be seen on a divider separating the truck lanes from the car lanes, a news camera crew reported. Officers at the scene told the camera crew that the death would be investigated as a possible suicide.

The southbound truck lanes were closed until just before 12:45 a.m., Martin said.

Lake View Terrace

A skeleton found in Lopez Canyon in an unincorporated area near Lake View Terrace had a gunshot wound to the skull, a sheriff's lieutenant said today.

The body was located on Monday on Lopez Canyon Road, a half-mile north of Bailey Road, about 11:15 a.m.,  said Lt. Mary Leef.

Detectives also found a handgun nearby, Leef said.

The coroner's office will determine the cause and manner of death. The investigation is continuing, Leef said.

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