A man who prosecutors say killed three people and shot two others in Downey after responding to an online ad for a used car almost eight years ago faces the possibility of the death penalty after he was convicted this week. There, authorities say, he shot three people, killing two — Josimar Rojas, 26, and Irene Cardenas Reyes, He then forced Susana Perez Ruelas, 34, to drive him and her son to a nearby home, where the Camaro was parked, according to authorities.
After arriving, he shot and killed Perez Ruelas and wounded her son, prosecutors said. In his closing argument Tuesday, Deputy Dist. This is not going to be a [car] sale. Harris was arrested a day after the killings and has remained jailed without bail since.
He had been paroled three months before the shootings after being convicted in of robbery and attempted robbery, McKinney said. The California Supreme Court ultimately declined to review the case. He joined the newsroom as a reporter in , specializing in breaking news and coverage of the COVID pandemic. He previously was a reporter and assistant city editor for the Daily Pilot and before that covered education, politics and government for the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
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