Authorities introduced homicide and tried homicide costs this week in opposition to an 18-year-old lady in reference to a pair of violent incidents in San Pedro in January.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles District Lawyer’s Workplace charged 18-year-old Estrella Rojas with homicide within the loss of life of 33-year-old Tyrone Tyars on the Machista Bar on South Pacific Avenue in San Pedro on Jan. 20.
Rojas was additionally charged with tried homicide for allegedly taking pictures two different folks within the incident, which occurred round midnight throughout an argument amongst a bunch of individuals on the bar, the Los Angeles Police Division mentioned. The 2 victims — a 35-year-old lady and a 44-year-old man whose names weren’t launched — had been hospitalized with non-life-threatening accidents, the LAPD mentioned.
Investigators linked Rojas to a separate taking pictures on Jan. 6 involving a 19-year-old man. In keeping with police, the person was approached by two suspects, one in every of them armed with a handgun. There was some sort of interplay between the three, and because the man was attempting to drive away, one of many suspects shot at his car. He was in a position to drive away unhurt, authorities mentioned.
Murder investigators recognized Rojas as a suspect in each shootings and he or she was arrested Thursday in San Pedro, the LAPD mentioned. Authorities say the 2 shootings don’t look like linked.
Councilman Tim McOsker thanked the police and the group for coming ahead with ideas that led to the arrest of the alleged shooter.
“This arrest is vital to each the household and pals of Tyrone Tyars and our whole group, which has been deeply disturbed by this mindless act of violence,” McOsker mentioned in a press release. “Tyrone’s younger life was minimize far too brief and the ache that his accomplice, kids, family members, and pals have gone by means of is unimaginable. It’s my hope that this arrest brings accountability and justice to his reminiscence.”
Tyars’ household informed information station KABC-7 that he went to the bar to choose up his girlfriend after she referred to as him asking for assist. Tyars and his girlfriend had been the mother and father of two kids.
