City officials announce the arrest. -LA Times.
A man arrested in Los Angeles in connection to a shooting spree has been described as a serial killer. -LA Times. The police recovered a shotgun from the suspect, Alexander Hernandez, that linked a murder to an additional three other killings. In addition he wounded and shot at several other people. Hernandez was also charged for animal cruelty for shooting three dogs, killing two of them. Hernandez has a long criminal record and was under an order of protection for his ex-girlfriend. Prosecutors may seek the death penalty.
My Comment:
So much for gun control keeping guns out of the hands of violent criminals. California has some of the most severe gun control in the nation. Despite that this guy most likely was able to obtain a shotgun despite being a dangerous, mentally ill and abusive person. He got his shotgun somehow and I doubt any gun control would have stopped him from killing (if indeed they have the right guy).
As for the crimes itself, it's obviously a tragedy. The victims seem totally random. Maybe a criminal profiler could find some rhyme or reason to these crimes, but i can't. I don't think there is any political statement like there were for the DC sniper shootings though. Hernandez must have had some other motivation.
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