Arrests were made in connection to a Jan. 28 triple shooting in Beverly Crest, with each suspect being from the Chicago, Illinois area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

The women who were shot and killed were reportedly inside a parked car located in a residential area, around 2:30 a.m.

Daries Stanford and DeJean Thompkins, both 28, and Dontae Williams, 22, were arrested in connection with the shooting that killed three and injured three others.

All men are being charged by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, with Thompkins facing four counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, and both Williams and Stafford facing three counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, each. The extra murder charge on Thompkins stems from his suspected involvement in a separate fatal shooting in North Hollywood in December 2022 .  All three men were also charged with six counts each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

“The collaboration and cooperation between law enforcement agencies across the country is crucial in ensuring those responsible in such brazen acts of violence are brought to justice no matter where they may attempt to flee,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Chief of Staff Joseph Iniguez said in an update Friday.

Law enforcement agencies from across the country worked with LAPD on the investigation, as the suspects were tracked, found and arrested in multiple states, before being extradited to Los Angeles.

“The collaboration and cooperation between law enforcement agencies across the country is crucial in ensuring those responsible in such brazen acts of violence are brought to justice no matter where they may attempt to flee,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Chief of Staff Joseph Iniguez said.

The first suspect found, Tompkins, was arrested in the Chicago area by Chicago FBI on April 10. On April 26, Williams was arrested in Gary, Indiana, as it is believed by officials that he fled Chicago to evade arrest. Stanford, the final arrested suspect, was found in Manhattan, New York on May 10.

The victims who were shot and killed were identified as Iyana Hutton, 33, Nenah Davis, 29, both from the Chicago area and Destiny Sims, 26, from Arizona.

“The three victims… were not the intended targets,” LAPD Capt. Jonathan Tippet said.

In the case of the North Hollywood fatal shooting, 30-year-old Julian Bynum was the intended target.

While LAPD declined to speak on the suspected motives for the shootings, Capt. Tippet said all three suspects were connected to Chicago gangs, to some capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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