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Lieutenant Pat Nelson, Homicide Bureau, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, advises:

After exhaustive follow-up investigation the past several days, members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau and Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a suspect in connection with the triple murder that occurred in the city of West Hollywood on August 26th.

Harold Yong Park, Male Korean, aged 31 years, of Los Angeles (east Hollywood), was arrested without incident following a traffic stop in the Lomita Sheriff's Station area at around 11 AM, Monday, August 30. His vehicle was located by an Advanced Surveillance and Protection System’s (ASAP) Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) patrol vehicle. He was transported to a local Sheriff’s Station where he was interviewed by the Sheriff's Homicide case investigators.

At the time of his arrest, Park was in possession of a significant amount (multiple pounds) of marijuana. It is believed the marijuana may have been taken by Park from the West Hollywood apartment following the murders. The motive for the killings is still under investigation, but investigators believe robbery was involved.

Following his interview, Park was booked for murder and is being held without bail at the Lomita Sheriff’s Station jail. The case will be presented to the District Attorney in the coming days.

Lieutenant Nelson said, "The people of West Hollywood can rest easy tonight. The timely resolution of this case is the culmination of extensive efforts by Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and Major Crimes Bureau investigators, Scientific Services Bureau (Crime Lab) crime scene investigators, and West Hollywood and Lomita Station sheriff's deputies.



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Captain Mike Parker
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(323) 267-4800

www.lasd.org


Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff





-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 7:57 PM
Subject: Community Message: Slayings of 3 men in West Hollywood on August 27

Community Message has been issued by the LASD - Headquarters Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff.

Friday August 27, 2010 7:50 PM PDT

Slayings of 3 men in West Hollywood on August 27

Suspect(s) sought in slayings of 3 men in West Hollywood on August 27

At 9:18 PM on Thursday, August 27, sheriff's deputies from West Hollywood Sheriff's Station arrived at an apartment building on the 600 block of Kings Road, in response to a 9-1-1 call regarding "persons down" inside an apartment.

When they entered the apartment, deputies found three adult males suffering from gunshot wounds. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau investigators have learned that the sounds of shots being fired were heard at about 8:45PM. Some of the neighbors thought it was the sound of firecrackers.

The investigation has ruled out a murder-suicide. The motive for the slayings is under investigation. However, the homicides do not appear to be random.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has identified the men as Pirooz Moussazadeh, 27, his brother, Shahriar Moussazadeh, 38, and Bernard Khalili, 27. The men are believed to be of Iranian descent. The two brothers Pirooz and Shahriar lived in the apartment.

In addition to Sheriff's Homicide investigators, more than five forensic experts with the Sheriff's Scientific Services Bureau (Crime lab) combed the scene all night for evidence. Their efforts included crime scene sketches, photographs, latent print searches, firearms experts, and testing for biological evidence.

Sheriff's Homicide detectives are actively investigating the homicides of these three men and are seeking the suspect(s) responsible.

Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you can call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

Crime prevention information, as well as reported crime statistics, can be found on the “Crime Prevention and Information” page of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website, www.lasd.org These include specific statistics for each city and unincorporated community patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

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Lt. Pat Nelson
Homicide Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
www.lasd.org

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