COSBY SLAYING SUSPECT HELD : VALLEY MAN ARRESTED; 2 OTHERS QUESTIONED.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby and Jaxon Van Derbeken Daily News Staff Writers 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. police announced the arrest of a suspect in the slaying of Ennis Cosby Ennis William Cosby (April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997) was the son of actor Bill Cosby and Camille Hanks. He had four sisters. Life Ennis's father Bill Cosby mined family life for much of his material, but kept the family itself quite private. late Wednesday, bringing words of gratitude for the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. from entertainer Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. . Police Chief Willie L. Williams Willie L. Williams (born 1 October, 1943) was chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1992 to 1997, taking over after chief Daryl Gates' resignation following the 1992 Los Angeles riots. called an 11 p.m. press conference to announce the arrest of a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. man in the Jan. 16 shooting, a man he refused to name but whom he described as a ``young white male'' who fits the composite drawing released earlier by police. ``We're very comfortable with the work we've done with the district attorney,'' Williams said. ``This is the man, and he is the shooter.'' Robbery homicide investigators, meanwhile, were interviewing two other potential suspects in the case late Wednesday, a man and woman who were detained in an undisclosed portion of the city, Williams said. The victim's father, Bill Cosby, expressed his appreciation to the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . for its diligent pursuit of leads in
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``We want to thank the LAPD,'' Cosby said through the family's publicist pub·li·cist n. One who publicizes, especially a press or publicity agent. publicist Noun a person, such as a press agent or journalist, who publicizes something publicist , David Brokaw. ``We realize how tough it must have been on (investigators.) Every day we maintained every hope that they would find the suspect and proceed with the jurisprudence'' of this case. Brokaw hopes the capture of the suspect will help bring closure to the Cosby family. The family has had a difficult time dealing with their grief while at the same time awaiting developments in the investigation, he said. ``It has been extremely frustrating for the family,'' said Brokaw. ``They have enough of a challenge just dealing with the grief.'' Ennis Cosby was shot as he attempted to change a flat tire on his green Mercedes-Benz convertible. The shooting took place at 1:45 a.m. atop the Sepulveda Pass Sepulveda Pass (el. 1130 ft. / 334 m.) is a mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, California. It is often called Poop-Out Pass, a phrase once used by now-deceased traffic reporter Bill Keene. near Bel-Air. Investigators initially said they believed that his flashy car, worth $100,000, may have made him a target, but Williams did not disclose a motive Wednesday night. The chief said the department got a break in the case after two of more than 800 leads police received in the case showed promise. The department's Special Investigations Section placed the suspect under surveillance, leading to the arrest, he said. ``We located this individual early this (Wednesday) morning,'' Williams said. He declined to reveal any other details about the suspect or describe any of the evidence collected in the case. District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Williams said the two-month investigation was not unusually long, calling the arrest the result of ``a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck.'' The chief said he contacted Bill Cosby and his wife to alert them about 8 p.m. Pacific Standard time. ``From the sound of their voices they were pleased to hear about the arrest in the murder of their son,'' he said. Cosby, a handsome 27-year-old, was shot just days before he was to return to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , where he was a student in the doctoral program at Columbia University's Teachers College. A composite of the gunman was made with the help of a key witness to the slaying, a 47-year-old Sherman Oaks woman who Ennis Cosby had been en route to meet that night. When the tire went flat, he called her on his cellular phone and she arrived to illuminate the road with her headlights. She told police that when she arrived, a man tapped on her window. Scared, she drove off, returning a short time later to find Ennis Cosby dead. With the help of tabloid newspapers, some $300,000 in reward money was offered for information leading to the arrest of Cosby's killer. It was unclear who might claim the reward. Cosby was buried Jan. 19 at his family's Massachusetts estate after a memorial service attended by his father, his mother, Camille, four sisters and best friend Phil Caputo. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO ENNIS COSBY SLAIN JAN.16 |
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