News Releases & Advisories

December 19, 2023: Man Charged in Road Rage Shooting that Killed Four-Year-Old Boy in Lancaster

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Byron Burkhart is charged in a road rage shooting that killed a four-year-old boy who was traveling in a motor vehicle with his mother and father Friday evening in Lancaster.

December 13, 2023: District Attorney Gascón Announces Exonerations of Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder in Two Separate Cases

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the exonerations and release of Giovanni Hernandez and Miguel Solorio, each who collectively spent decades in prison for murders they did not commit as teenagers.

December 12, 2023: Man Charged with Violently Attacking Jewish Couple While They Were Out Celebrating Shabbat in Beverly Hills

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Jarris Silagi has been charged with violently attacking a Jewish couple as they were on their way to celebrate Shabbat at their synagogue in Beverly Hills.

December 12, 2023: Man Charged with Numerous Anti-Semitic Vandalisms in Burbank and Glendale

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Klinton Dion is charged with Anti-Semitic vandalisms on public and private property, including Temple Emanu El, in Burbank and Glendale.

December 4, 2023: Man Charged in Killings of Four, Including Three L.A. Unhoused People

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a man has been charged in the shooting deaths of three unhoused individuals in three different Los Angeles areas and one other person at his home in San Dimas over a four-day span.

November 30, 2023: Woman Charged With Murder of Man in Mid-Wilshire Home

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Jameelah Michl is charged with shooting and killing Michael Latt during an attack in his home in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles.

November 29, 2023: District Attorney George Gascón, LA5 Rotary Join Forces to Recognize Everyday Heroes

A firefighter, alone and without a breathing apparatus, who entered a home ablaze to save lives and a resident who immobilized a knife-wielding attacker were honored recently by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.

November 22, 2023: Man Charged in Fatal Shooting at Pasadena’s Washington Park

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today criminal charges in the gunshot death of a man and attempted murder of a second victim at Washington Park in Pasadena.

November 20, 2023: Man Charged After Pointing Rifle at School Administrator at Larchmont Charter Elementary School in West Hollywood

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Vahe Armen is charged with pointing a weapon at a school administrator while students and parents were present during morning school drop-off at Larchmont Charter Elementary School in West Hollywood.

November 13, 2023: Man Charged in Murder of His Wife, In-Laws in Tarzana

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced the filing of three murder charges against Samuel Haskell in the deaths of his wife, Mei Haskell, 37, and her parents, Gaoshan Li, 72, and Yanxiang Wang, 64, in Tarzana.

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