Tag: Men’s Central Jail

BEVERLY HILLS—On October 30, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) West Bureau detectives announced the arrest of the suspect in a double homicide that occurred on October 29. According to an LAPD press release, the Wilshire officers responded to a call of the first shooting in the 900 block of South Victoria Avenue in the Wilshire area.

Responding officers were directed to a male victim suffering from gunshot wounds. LAFD paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

New information indicates that the suspect initially struck the victim with his vehicle before shooting him.

At 10:30 p.m., Olympic area officers responding to a second shooting in the 800 block of South Berendo Street where officers discovered a female who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the passenger seat of a vehicle. LAFD first responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

The suspect, Marvin Magana, 50, of Los Angeles who was responsible for both shootings walked into the LAPD 77th Area Station and was booked for 187(A) Murder. His booking number is 6909605. He is being held on $3,000,000 bail.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Locator, Magana’s housing location is the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail.

The identity of the victims is being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin.

By Sharon

SANTA MONICA—On June 24, a 39-year-old, Las Vegas man by the name of Vacho Shahen, will be sentenced in a court of law for a string of burglaries committed in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, California eight years ago.

Shahen was arrested in 2018 in Philadelphia. A positive DNA match linked Shahen to several home invasions in southern California over a two-week time span in 2016.

On August 28, 2016, Shahen was reportedly the suspect in a failed burglary attempt in the 600 block of Adelaide Drive in Santa Monica. The homeowner who was at home at the time, reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to the torso. She survived her injuries.

According to the inmate locator on the LASD webpage, Shahen was initially arrested by other state agencies on November 12, 2021. He was booked into jail at the Inmate Reception Center (ICR) with no bail.

On March 3, 2024, Shahen was assigned to permanent housing at the Men’s Central Jail located at 441 Bauchet Street in Los Angeles.

Records indicate he had a court date on February 2, 2022. Shahen reported to court again during the second week of June. He was found guilty on 16 of the 17 felony charges filed against him.

He is scheduled for sentencing in criminal court on June 24, at 8:30 a.m. at the L.A. Superior Court located at 210 W. Temple St.

By Sharon