CITY ANNOUNCES REWARDS WITNESSES SOUGHT IN PAIR OF SLAYINGS.Byline: Ryan Oliver and Jason Kandel Staff Writers CANOGA PARK - Flanked by grieving family members, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officials and Councilman Greig Smith Greig Smith is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 12th District, which includes Granada Hills, Northridge and other parts of the Western San Fernando Valley. Smith is also a reserve officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. announced $25,000 rewards Tuesday for help in solving two mysterious homicides. Detectives say they're at a loss to explain why Torey Jones and Marcos Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the were targeted in the unrelated attacks that occurred a month apart. But authorities believe there was at least one witness to Jones' slaying. ``For anyone here who knows of Torey's death, come forward so justice can be done and there's closure to this matter,'' said a distraught Lela Jones, mother of the 23-year-old victim. ``You know who you are, and in the name of Jesus, I pray I beg; I request; I entreat you; - used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go s>. See also: Pray you come forward. ``There's an unsettling un·set·tle v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles v.tr. 1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt. 2. To make uneasy; disturb. v.intr. , aching pain when your child is murdered.'' Jones, 23, of Canoga Park was found lying on the sidewalk near his home in the 21400 block of Chase Street on June 7. He was walking a friend to a parked vehicle when a gunman shot him multiple times in the chest. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital where he later died. Marcos Flores, 60, of Granada Hills was found slumped over inside his Isuzu Trooper The Isuzu Trooper was a mid-size SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Isuzu between 1981 and 2002. It was exported worldwide as the Isuzu Bighorn, Isuzu Trooper, Honda Horizon, Acura SLX, Chevrolet Trooper, Vauxhall/Opel Monterey, and on July 7 in the 16400 block of San Fernando Mission Boulevard. Family members discovered him just after midnight. He had been shot multiple times in the upper body. Paramedics took him to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills after midnight. Flores, a nurse's assistant at a nearby convalescent con·va·les·cent adj. Relating to convalescence. n. A person who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical operation. convalescent 1. pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. 2. home, had just finished the night shift. ``He was always a man willing to help other people,'' said Flores' son Daniel Argueta. ``We could not think of any case that would have led someone to kill him.'' Smith made the motion in favor of the $25,000 rewards. The gunmen's identities and motives remain unknown. ``The victims were gunned down unnecessarily and brutally,'' he said. Anyone with information about these cases is asked to call Devonshire area homicide detectives at (818) 756-8291. On weekends or during off-hours, call the LAPD's 24-hour detective information desk at (877) 529-3855. Ryan Oliver, (818) 713-3669 ryan.oliver(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Lela Jones pleads for witnesses to come forward in the June 7 shooting death of her son, Torey Jones, 23. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer (2) Torey Jones Canoga Park resident (3) Marcos Flores Lived in Granada Hills |
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