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7 shot 4 killed 3 critically injured 2 dogs killed August 20, 2014, August 21, 2014 August 24, 2014 Alexander Hernandez LA Dog Killer 7 Shooting Spree 34-year-old Alexander Hernandez, a resident of the city's Sylmar neighborhood was Hernandez was charged with murder in the shooting of 48-year-old Gildardo Morales as he drove his pickup truck to work on Aug. 21 in Pacoima. He's accused of firing at a couple in their vehicle in West Hollywood on Aug. 20, and shooting three dogs, killing two, on Aug. 20. Police called him a serial killer suspected of randomly shooting seven people - killing four - over five days in the Los Angeles area, authorities said Tuesday. SWAT police arrested him with the shotgun likely used in the attacks. A family of five was struck by gunfire driving to a Catholic church after pulling over after noticing the suspect driving erratically. Then a man was shot at a park collecting recyclables at a community center. Gloria Tovar was shot dead parked near Guardian Angel Parish where she was a eucharistic minister. Satanic messages were spray painted on a mattress near the scene. In January, he denied murder charges
(cbsnews)
"Hernandez was charged with murder in the shooting of 48-year-old Gildardo Morales as he drove his pickup truck to work on Aug. 21 in Pacoima. He's accused of firing at a couple in their vehicle in West Hollywood on Aug. 20, and shooting three dogs, killing two, on Aug. 20."
Alexander Hernandez, 34, of Sylmar, was being held on $1 million bail on the animal-cruelty case, but he has not been charged with the shootings that killed two women and one man on Sunday and injured four others. The dogs were killed Saturday, and the person who shot them drove a vehicle similar to the one witnesses described at two of the three crime scenes on Sunday, a tan or gold-colored SUV with tinted windows. The weapon used — a shotgun — was also the same, police Commander Andrew Smith said. Police could not think of a motive or any connection between the shootings as a Los Angeles police spokesman stated "It's completely senseless. We have no idea why someone would, on a Sunday morning, go out and kill three people with a shotgun for no reason." On Sunday, 3 were killed in 3 shootings within one hour. A family of five was struck by gunfire driving to a Catholic church after pulling over after noticing the suspect driving erratically. A woman in her 20s was killed, her mother and father were critically wounded and two children suffered minor injuries from either bullet fragments or broken glass, police Sgt. Frank Preciado said. 40 minutes later a man was shot at a park collecting recyclables at a community center, and then 15 minutes after that, a woman was shot in the head as she sat in a parked car by a church. There were at least two shootings earlier in the week, including one near an exit ramp on Interstate 5 and another in Pacoima where a man was found shot dead in his truck with the engine still running (Suspect Held in Deadly California Shooting Spree )
Factoids
- Witnesses reported seeing two Hispanic men firing a shotgun out of a tan or gold SUV with tinted windows at some of the crime scenes
- The victims appear to have been randomly targeted, he said.
*Timeline
January 14, 2015 update Suspect in suburban LA shootings denies murder charges A man accused of killing four people during a five-day August shooting rampage around suburban Los Angeles has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Prosecutors say Alexander Hernandez entered his plea Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to charges that could bring the death main: Alexander Hernandez LA Dog Killer 7 Shooting Spree
6:45 a.m., 10 minutes later officers found Gloria Tovar, approximately 50 years old, dead inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. She was a Eucharist minister at Guardian Angel Parish. She was reportedly shot in her vehicle parked by a church while waiting to drive someone to church. Satanic messages were spray painted on a mattress near the scene
Police confirmed that satanic messages were spray painted on a mattress near the scene of the final shooting, although detectives have not confirmed any link between the message and the shooting
6:35 a.m. 40 minutes later at the Sylmar Recreational Center a 25- to 35-year-old Hispanic man was shot dead at the park collecting recyclables.
August 24, 2014 5:58 a.m. A family of five was struck by gunfire driving to a Catholic church after pulling over after noticing the suspect driving erratically. Wheelchair bound 22-year-old Mariana Franco was killed, her mother and father were critically wounded and two children suffered minor injuries from either bullet fragments or broken glass. They pulled over to allow an erratically driven SUV to pass, but instead two men started shooting at them from inside when they went by. Father Jose and Mother Beatriz Franco were also Eucharist ministers for Santa Rosa Church. Police said that some but not all of the victims were going to church
On Sunday, 3 were killed in 3 shootings within one hour. At least three people were shot while reportedly on the way to early Mass in San Fernando. Victims were 59-year-old Gloria Tovar who was driving to church, 22-year-old Mariana Franco and an unidentified man in his 20s or 30s. Witnesses reported seeing two Hispanic men firing a shotgun out of a tan or gold SUV with tinted windows at some of the crime scenes
August 21, 2014 5:20 a.m. 48-year-old Gildardo Morales was shot and killed driving his 1965 Dodge Pickup Truck in Pacoima, CA. He was found dead in his truck with a bullet hole in the back window after workers tried to contact him and went looking for him. Police received a report of a vehicle stopped at an intersection around 5:20 a.m.
August 20, 2014 Suspect fires at a couple in their vehicle in West Hollywood on Aug. 20
August 20, 2014 Suspect shoots three dogs, killing two, on Aug. 20.
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