CHARGES FILED IN STORE LOT SHOOTING ARRAIGNMENT TODAY FOR 2ND SUSPECT.Byline: Donna Huffaker Staff Writer GLENDALE - Prosecutors on Thursday filed attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. and robbery charges against two 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. residents in connection with last week's shooting and robbery in a supermarket parking lot. Meanwhile, Glendale police released the names of a veteran officer and the robbery suspect Noun 1. robbery suspect - someone suspected of committing robbery suspect - someone who is under suspicion the officer fatally fa·tal·ly adv. 1. So as to cause death; mortally: fatally injured. 2. So as to result in disaster or ruin. 3. According to the decree of fate; inevitably. Adv. 1. shot in Los Angeles on Tuesday while following up on the Jan. 27 shooting and robbery at Ralphs. Aran Renteria, 21, was arraigned late Thursday in Glendale Superior Court on charges of attempted murder and robbery with the special allegation of using a gun, officials said. He was being held without bail at Los Angeles County Jail. Cynthia Contreres, 29, was expected to be arraigned today on charges of attempted murder, robbery and conspiracy, said Sgt. Rick Young. Injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. during Tuesday's shooting, Contreres was being held at the L.A. County jail's medical ward on $500,000 bail, Young said. Robbery and homicide investigator Ben Mihm, who has been with the Glendale Police Department for 17 years, shot and killed 22-year-old Bell resident Edgar Ernesto Fregoso in Boyle Heights Tuesday after Fregoso sped his car toward Mihm, Young said. Mihm and other officers were following up on the Jan. 27 shooting at 1416 E. Colorado St. that left a 26-year-old Alhambra woman with four gunshot wounds. The woman has since been released from the hospital and is recovering well at home, Young said. Police believe Renteria, arrested Tuesday in Temple City, followed the woman from her job in Los Angeles to the Colorado Street Ralphs, where she planned to deposit $3,000 at the in-store bank. Renteria is accused of grabbing the woman's purse and shooting her in the pelvis pelvis, bony, basin-shaped structure that supports the organs of the lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it to the legs; it also forms the base for numerous muscle attachments. , hand and leg. The gunman sped away in a car police say was driven by Fregoso. When officers drove into Boyle Heights searching for the robbery suspects Tuesday, Mihm saw Fregoso speeding toward him in a Ford Bronco The Ford Bronco was a SUV produced from 1966 through 1996, with five distinct generations. It was initially introduced as a competitor for the Jeep CJ-5 and International Harvester Scout. as the officer stood in a narrow alley between Wabash Avenue and Folsom Street. Fearing for his life, Mihm fired several shots at the car, killing Fregoso and wounding Contreres in the shoulder, Young said. It is unclear where or how many times Fregoso was shot because the coroner has not yet examined the body, said Scott Carrier Scott Carrier is an American author and radio producer. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Written work
Glendale police continue to investigate the officer-involved shooting, as is department policy. |
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