Crime & Safety

Culver City Woman Arrested On Suspicion Of Attempted Murder

Manhattan Beach police arrested a Culver City woman on suspicion of attempted murder.

CULVER CITY, CA — A Culver City woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and was in police custody Wednesday after allegedly firing a gun into an occupied vehicle outside a Manhattan Beach hotel.

Officers were dispatched at 3:14 a.m. Tuesday to the Residence Inn at 1700 N. Sepulveda Blvd., near 18th Street, according to Sgt. Tim Zins of the Manhattan Beach Police Department. The shots were fired into an occupied vehicle, but the two people inside were not hit, he said. The suspect had already fled the scene.

Late Tuesday afternoon, detectives arrested Sharday Tinker, 33, on suspicion of attempted murder, Zins said. She was held on $2 million bail.

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Investigators believe the victims were targeted, Zins said, but police declined to say why, citing the ongoing investigation.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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