LA man arrested in connection with 2 fatal shootings hours apart

Police have not yet said if they are aware of a motive for the double murder.

October 30, 2024, 5:50 PM

A suspect has been arrested in Los Angeles in connection to two fatal shootings hours apart, police said.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, 50-year-old Marvin Magana was arrested after showing up at a police precinct.

Magana is suspected in the two shootings in Koreatown, which left a 43-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman dead. Neither victim has yet to be publicly identified.

Police responded to reports of a shooting Tuesday at about 4:20 p.m. local time, where they found the male victim with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Afterward, police said they learned the suspect "intentionally struck the victim with his vehicle prior to shooting him."

About six hours later, at 10:30 p.m., police responded to another reported shooting and found the female victim dead in the passenger seat of a car with multiple bullet wounds.

Magana was taken into custody after appearing at the police precinct. He faces murder charges and is being held on $3,000,000 bail.

It is not yet clear what led to the double murders, and police have not yet said whether they are aware of a motive.

Police said the two deceased victims will be identified after next of kin are notified.

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