Press Release
The Los Angeles Police Department announces an arrest in the weekend murder that occurred near Benedict Canyon. 
On Saturday, April 12, 2014, at 3:57 PM, West Los Angeles Police Officers responded to a call of a possible homicide in the 10000 block of Westwanda Drive in Los Angeles' Beverly Crest Neighborhood.
When police officers arrived they conducted a safety sweep of the residence and discovered a male adult victim with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers established a crime scene.
A Los Angeles Fire Department Rescue Ambulance responded and pronounced the victim dead at scene. The victim was later identified as 28 year-old Angelo Armani Eppolito-Autry. Eppolito-Autry was found by a co-worker. Residents reported hearing shots fired at about 3:30 PM.
Investigators and surveillance officers worked around the clock and arrested 31 year-old Gerson Sanchez, in Lakewood. Sanchez was a former employee of Eppolito-Autry and the two had an ongoing dispute over money. Sanchez is being held on one million dollars bail and will be arraigned on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
Anyone with information on this murder should contact West Bureau Homicide investigators at (213) 382-9470.
Address/Location
LAPD - West Los Angeles Area
1663 Butler Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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