Crime & Safety
Authorities ID Silver Lake Homicide Victim Killed with Hammer
Louis Sanchez, 20, of Los Angeles died at a hospital, the coroner's office reported.
Authorities today identified a homicide victim and the man who allegedly killed him with a hammer at the Silver Lake apartment complex construction site where they were working.
The attack occurred about 1:45 p.m. Thursday in the 4200 block of Burns Avenue.
Louis Sanchez, 20, of Los Angeles died at a hospital, the coroner's office reported. Christian Valdez, also 20, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
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"They got into an altercation," LAPD Sgt. John Marroquin said. "One armed himself with a hammer and struck the other one."
The suspect fled the scene, but eventually was located by investigators, police said.
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—City News Service
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