BURBANK SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED; CHARGES FILED.Byline: Donna Huffaker Staff Writer The man shot to death outside a Burbank bar Saturday night has been identified as 29-year-old Miguel Hernandez of Sylmar, officials said Monday. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney's Office on Monday filed one count of murder with special circumstances special circumstances n. in criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. and one count of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. against Jose Luis Triana, 28, of Sun Valley, said Burbank Police Lt. Larry Koch. Police said Hernandez and Triana argued inside the Golden Pitcher Bar, 3236 N. San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Moments later, shots were fired and Hernandez lay on the sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. . He died of multiple gunshot wounds, said Scott Carrier Scott Carrier is an American author and radio producer. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Written work
After the argument inside the bar, Triana walked outside and waited for Hernandez, Koch said. Lying in wait is a special circumstance that could add to a murder charge, making it a possible death-penalty case. Koch said Triana pointed a gun at an unidentified man and threatened him, saying, ``Do you want me to shoot you, too?'' That was the basis for the charge of assault with a deadly weapon, he said. Triana was arrested after witnesses identified his car, authorities said. A police helicopter spotted the car at Terra Bella Street and San Fernando Road in Arleta shortly after the shooting, Koch said. Officials recovered a handgun from the car, he said. It is unclear what Triana and Hernandez were arguing about, as police have received conflicting statements from witnesses, Koch said. Triana is expected to be arraigned today. He was being held Monday at Burbank City Jail on $1 million bail, Koch said. |
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