Rewards Totaling $75K Offered to Help Solve a Double Homicide Case NA09168av

WHAT:   
News conference to announce rewards sponsored by a Los Angeles City Councilmember in connection with double homicide.

WHEN:   
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:30 a.m.

WHERE:            
Los Angeles City Hall Press Room (3rd Floor)
200 N. Spring Street, Room No, 300
Los Angeles, CA  90012

WHO:         
Councilmember Jose Huizar, District 14
Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz, Commanding Officer Operations Central Bureau
Captain Anita Ortega, Commanding Officer Hollenbeck Area
Hollenbeck Detective Aracelli Negrete
LAPD Hollenbeck Officer Ron Chavarria
        
WHY:             
To encourage members of the community who may have information about the murders to come forward and to give detectives a chance to provide more details.  A reward of $75,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible in this double homicide case:

June 15, 2009, at around 3:00 a.m. – Two males were found shot to death on the sidewalk in the 3400 block of East 1st Street.

In the above case, the detectives have few leads and are asking for the public’s help to solve this crime.
CONTACT:    
For more information, call the LAPD Media Relations Section at 213-485-3586.