Michelle Alyssa Go was on her way to catch a train. Sandra Shells was on her way to catch a bus. Brianna Kupfer was working in a furniture business at the time.
All three ladies were later killed by homeless men in what appear to be random acts of violence.
Their murders, which occurred over three days last week, have re-ignited concerns about a spike in violent crime and homelessness in America’s largest cities.
Age Of Brianna Kupfer Killer Suspect Shawn Leval Smith
Shawn Leval Smith’s age is estimated to be around 31 years. However, his exact birth date is not revealed.
The Los Angeles Police Department has released surveillance footage that identifies a suspect in the murder of store clerk and graduate student Brianna Kupfer.
Brianna, 24, was attacked on January 13 while working alone in the Croft House Furniture store in La Brea, Los Angeles.
After being discovered by a client, the young graduate student was pronounced dead on the spot.
30 minutes after the tragic attack, footage released as part of a public appeal shows 31-year-old suspect Shawn Laval Smith purchasing a 7-Eleven store.
Smith should be regarded as “armed and dangerous,” according to police.
Shawn Leval Smith Family Details Explored
Shawn Leval Smith has been declared homeless, but no information about his family has been released.
At around 1.50 p.m. on Thursday, the 24-year-old UCLA graduate student was working as a consultant at Croft House on North La Brea Avenue.
Investigators believe a homeless man in a mask walked inside the store and stabbed her to death.
Surveillance footage shows him walking calmly out the back entrance of the store and down an alleyway away from the crime scene.
Ms. Kupfer was discovered bleeding on the floor 20 minutes later by a customer, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shawn Laval Smith, 31, was identified as the suspect in her murder on Tuesday night, and police warned the public that he was armed and dangerous.
LA Brea Murder Case: Shawn Leval Smith Details
Shawn Laval Smith, who police suspect is homeless, was apprehended by the Pasadena Police Department following a nearly week-long search after police claim the 31-year-old attacked Brianna Kupfer, 24, in a furniture store with a knife.
The murder occurred when Kupfer was working alone in Croft House, an upscale furniture business in Los Angeles, on Thursday.
At a news conference Tuesday, LAPD Lt. John Radtke said Kupfer texted a friend at 1:36 p.m., saying she was concerned with a client in the store who was giving her a bad feeling.
The guy ran from the back of the establishment, according to police. Kupfer had no idea who the killer was, and the murder was a random act of violence with no known motive.
We will update you more on this case as soon as we get to know more about him.