Three teenaged men are facing murder and other felony charges after an alleged follow-home robbery in West Los Angeles left one man dead and another man in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his head.
The suspected robbers, teenagers from Oakland, allegedly confronted a husband and wife in the driveway of their home on Sept. 13, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a news release.
Information previously released by police indicates the robbery occurred in the 11400 block of North Thurston Circle.
After demanding the victims’ property at gunpoint, the teens shot the husband in the head, the District Attorney’s Office said, and that man remains in critical condition.
Man shot in head during robbery attempt in upscale Los Angeles neighborhood
At some point during the altercation, one of the teens, Mario Melara, was fatally wounded, officials added, though they did not immediately return a request for more information as to how Malara was killed.
Police previously said Malara succumbed to his wounds at a local hospital.