Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a homicide which occurred on the 7900 block of West Santa Monica Boulevard.
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 12:45 pm, deputies from West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station responded to a convenience store located on the 7900 block of West Santa Monica Boulevard in the city of West Hollywood regarding a call to assist the fire department. Deputies found a male adult on the sidewalk in front of the store, unresponsive. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel transported the male to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The male has been identified as 68-year-old, Armando Gabriel, of Los Angeles. Mr. Gabriel was identified as the individual who was transported from the location to a local hospital and later died.
A 48-year-old male, Ramon Casas, of Bell Gardens, was detained at the scene by deputies.
Homicide Investigators learned Gabriel and Casas were involved in a minor traffic collision in the convenience store parking lot. Following the collision, a confrontation ensued between them, resulting in Casas assaulting Gabriel. Gabriel was knocked unconscious during the assault.
Ramon Casas was subsequently arrested and booked for murder. He remains in custody and is being held on $2,000,000 bail with a scheduled court date of Thursday, August 8, 2024, at the Los Angeles Airport Court.
There is no additional information 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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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE:
DATE: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
REPORTED AT: Approximately 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 7900 block of Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
VICTIM(S): Male Adult
SUSPECT(S): Male Adult
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Vizcarra
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators are responding to a death investigation. The incident was reported on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., on the 7900 block of Santa Monica Blvd., in the city of West Hollywood.
The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
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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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
http://www.lasd.org
213-229-1700
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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
