Shawn Laval Smith.Photo: LAPD Headquarters
Less than a day after authorities identified the man suspected offatally stabbing a 24-year-old woman in Los Angeles last week, police have apprehended the alleged killer.
On Tuesdaythe LAPD released video footageof an unidentified man whom they believed was involved in Kupfer’s murder. By night, authorities had identified the man in the video asShawn Laval Smith, a 31-year-old fugitive considered “armed and dangerous.”
Smith was located and detained in Pasadena, Calif., on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
“We would like to thank the public, the media and our partners at Pasadena PD for their support in apprehending the suspect,” LAPD tweeted after announcing his arrest Wednesday afternoon.
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Brianna Kupfer.Facebook
Kupfer, a graduate student at UCLA studying architectural design, was fatally stabbed Thursdaywhile working at a luxury furniture storein L.A.’s Hancock Park neighborhood.
Kupfer’s body was discovered when a customer later entered the store and found her deceased on the floor, the LAPD stated.
“I’m absolutely devastated for her and her family,” Riley Rea, a co-owner of the furniture store where Kupfer worked,told theLos Angeles Times. “It just seems so disgusting and unexpected. Really there are no words to say how shocked we are to lose such a wonderful person.”
source: people.com
