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Suspect in Stabbing Death of UCLA Grad Student Charged With Murder

LOS ANGELES—A homeless man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24- year-old UCLA grad student inside a Hancock Park furniture store was charged on Jan. 21 with murder. Shawn Laval Smith, 31, is expected to be arraigned on the Jan. 21 afternoon in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on the murder charge, which stems from the…


Police: Man Arrested in Slaying of LA Woman, 24, at Store

LOS ANGELES—Authorities arrested a 31-year-old man Wednesday in connection with the slaying of a woman while she worked at a Los Angeles furniture store last week. Shawn Laval Smith was taken into custody shortly before noon Wednesday in Pasadena, according to a Twitter post by the Los Angeles Police Department. Someone recognized Smith from photos…


Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of UCLA Grad Student Arrested in Pasadena

LOS ANGELES—The man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where she worked was arrested on Jan. 19 in Pasadena. Pasadena Police Lt. William Grisafe confirmed the arrest of Shawn Laval Smith, 31, to City News Service. A short time later, the Los Angeles Police Department…


Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at LA Furniture Store

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…


Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at Furniture Store

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…