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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing death of an adult male at 9:20 AM on Monday, January 13, 2014, on the Metro Red Line at the Vermont/Santa Monica Station, 1015 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles.

Sheriff's Homicide Investigators have arrested a suspect for the January 13th murder of Mr. Velasco-Alvarado (MH/34), which occurred on the Metro Red Line rail.

Sheriff's Homicide Investigators received an anonymous tip which enabled them to establish the identity of the suspect and determine the location of his residence. On Friday, January 17th, investigators executed a search warrant at the suspect's residence in North Hollywood, where they arrested Suspect Angelo Correia (M/B-25) for Mr. Velasco-Alvarado's murder.

Suspect Correia was booked at West Hollywood Sheriff's Station and is being held in lieu of one million dollars bail.

The case will be presented to the District Attorney's office on Tuesday, January 21, 2014.

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), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Officials have noted that incidents of serious crime on their system is comparatively very low vs. the amount of Metro Riders. Their statistics show a .30 Part I Crimes (Robberies, Rapes, Assaults, other serious Felonies) per 100,000 passenger boardings. Also noting that there have been 2 homicides in the 20 year history of the subway in Los Angeles, and Metro Rail Lines have safely carried over a 1 billion patrons during that same time period.

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Written by:
Jeff Gordon, Deputy

Mike Parker, Captain
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