Posts Tagged ‘homicide’

Armenian Youth and Violence: A New Cycle of Genocide

Armenian Youth and Violence: A New Cycle of Genocide

On a typical Wednesday evening in November, Mike Yepremyan, 19, did what thousands of other teenagers were doing across Los Angeles and the world: he sent a text message to his girlfriend, annoyed that she was choosing to hang out with a new friend instead of him. Unlike other stories however, his ended three hours [...]

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Suspect in Armenian-Related Restaurant Shooting Captured

Suspect in Armenian-Related Restaurant Shooting Captured

Nerses Galstyan, the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of four people at a Valley Village restaurant has been captured by authorities less than a month after the incident in the Seattle area, the Los Angeles Times reports today. Galstyan, 28, and his brother Samuel Galstyan were taken into custody Tuesday evening in the [...]

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Detectives Probe Armenian-Related Restaurant Homicide

Detectives Probe Armenian-Related Restaurant Homicide

Four Armenian men were shot and killed at a Mediterranean restaurant over the weekend in North Hollywood’s Valley Village district, with Los Angeles Department Homicide Detectives still struggling to find the suspects or a motive. On April 3, around 4:30 p.m., suspects walked into the Hot Spot Cafe on Riverside Blvd and fired multiple gunshots, [...]

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LAPD Offers Hefty Reward in Shooting Death of Father and Daughter

Los Angeles police offered a $75,000 reward yesterday for information leading to the arrest of those involved in the killing of Khachik Safaryan, 43,  and his 8-year-old daughter Lusine, who were found shot to death in December inside their apartment in the 1200 block of Tamarind Avenue in Little Armenia, reported the Los Angeles Times. [...]

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