Hispanic man and his father are indicted for crimes committed between 2014 and 2018 in Los Angeles
Anthony Velásquez is a suspect in three homicides and allegedly received help from his father.
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A Hispanic man was charged this Monday for the crime of three people committed in the Los Angeles area between 2014 and 2018 , and his father would be related to one of the homicides.
Anthony Velásquez, from 31 years, he was charged with three counts of murder , in addition to accusations of using a firearm in the murder of Jesús Antonio Ávalos, which occurred on 11 February 2014; in the crime of Eduardo Robles, on July 6, 2015; and in the death of Amanda Nicole López, the 22 April 2018.
Manuel Velásquez, from 51 year old and father of Anthony, received the indictment of one count of murder in the crime of Eduardo Robles, plus two counts of being an accessory to the other two homicides and for helping to prevent his son from being arrested.
Anthony Velasquez, 30, and his father, 51 – year-old Manuel Velasquez, are charged in connection with the murders of Jesus Avalos, Eduardo Robles and Amanda “Nikki” Lopez, who were killed in 2014, 2015 and 2018, respectively. https://t.co/GTUJqFllDj
Anthony was ordered to be held in instead of a $ 6 million bond, while his father was bail for $ 2 million.
Both people were arrested at 4: 30 am Thursday thanks to the intervention at his home of a SWAT team of the County Sheriff’s Department of Los Angeles.
Both arrests occurred after authorities offered a reward of $ 80, 000 dollars and multiple pist as.
Three homicides on the list
The 11 February 2014, Avalos was found dead at 3: 25 am on the block 4800 from East Telegraph Road , Sheriff’s Capt.Joe reported in August. Mendoza.
About four hours before being found dead, Ávalos received a call from an acquaintance who asked for help to start a vehicle, for what went to the place. He was found dead sitting in the seat of his truck and two suspects were observed leaving the area.
At 7: 30 pm July 6, 2015, Robles was shot to death after fighting with a suspect in access to a residence on the block 4300 from Eagle Street . On the site there were about 22 people, but none could give information that would help to capture the culprit.
Witnesses see the face of the murderer
The 22 April 2018, around 2 o’clock: 40 am, López died of shot while sleeping in a tent near a homeless camp on the block 200 of Fetterly Avenue.
A video showed when a person wearing a mask fired into the tent and fled in a Chrysler PT Cruiser . The suspect went to the camp to look for López. After the shooting, it is observed when the attacker was running to the PT Cruiser driven by another person.
When he was in the vehicle, the murderer removed his mask and witnesses could see his face . Spoken portraits of the two men were subsequently distributed.
Ballistics studies indicated that the same pistol was used in the first two murders.
The Investigations indicated that Anthony Velásquez knew the three victims in some way .
