LOS ANGELES—A 29-year-old man suspected of a murder in the Vermont-Slauson area of Los Angeles has been taken into custody, police said April 2.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Gang and Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the FBI Fugitive Task Force, located Los Angeles resident Bryan Blackmon in Hawthorne at around 1:30 p.m. Friday, the LAPD reported.
He was being held on $3 million bail, according to inmate records.
On March 19, officers responded to the 5800 block of South Hoover Street, where 24-year-old Gerardo Medina-Garcia was suffering from a gunshot wound.
Upon further investigation, detectives discovered that the victim, who identified as a trans woman by the name of Meraxes, was also struck by a vehicle, police said.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics arrived at the location, where they pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The LAPD South Bureau Homicide Division responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.
As of Wednesday, a GoFundMe page for the victim had generated over $1,800 for memorial funds.
Anyone with information about the death was asked to contact LAPD South Bureau Homicide Division detectives at 323-786-5100. Calls during non-business hours or weekends should be directed to 877-527-3247. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
