Full Notification

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau has identified the victim and suspect in the Hawthorne Police Department shooting death investigation that occurred Sunday, April 7, 2019, just before 6:00 p.m., on the 12500 block of Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne.

Victim Brenda Renteria, female Hispanic 28 years-old and resident of Simi Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene after she was shot by the suspect.

Suspect Jacob Munn, male White 30 years-old and resident of Hawthorne, was arrested for the murder of Brenda Renteria. He was transported and booked at Hawthorne Police Department, and is being held in lieu of 2,000,000 bail.   

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
 
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Deputy Trina Schrader
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
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UPDATED PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS (4/7/19):

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives continue to assist Hawthorne Police Department with a shooting death investigation.
 
Just before 6 p.m. this evening, a couple who have a 17 month-old child together, were to meet at the Hawthorne Police Department to conduct a child exchange.
 
As the mother was approaching the front door of the station to enter and take custody of her child, the father appeared from the parking lot, produced a shotgun and shot the victim.
 
The suspect then fled in a vehicle and exited the parking lot, at which time an officer had exited and engaged the suspect and an officer-involved shooting occurred.
 
The suspect fled south on Hawthorne Blvd. and abandoned his vehicle approximately four blocks away, and fled on foot.

A containment was established in the area.  At approximately 9:30 p.m. the suspect was located and arrested without incident on the 4400 block of 134^th street.
 
A shotgun was recovered at the crime scene, just outside the doors of the Hawthorne Police Department.

The child was not injured.

The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
 

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Deputy Tracy Koerner
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
 
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Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE                                                        


DATE:  Sunday, April 7, 2019
                           
TIME:  5:58 P.M.
                              
LOCATION:  12500 blk of Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne

VICTIM:  Female Adult
 
UNIT:  Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Hoglund   
 
NARRATIVE: 


Sheriff’s Homicide Investigators are responding to the 12500 block of Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a female adult which occurred on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at approximately 5:58 P.M.
 
The investigation is ongoing, and there is no additional information available at this time.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you wish to remain anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), using your smartphone by downloading the “P3 MOBILE APP” on Google play or the App Store, or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org 

 
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Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
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