Crime & Safety

Suspect Arrested in Double Homicide

The Culver City Police Department is holding a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss details about the case.

A male suspect has been arrested in the slayings of a man and woman whose bodies were found Tuesday in a home on the 4000 block of Huron Avenue, according to Lt. Ronald Iizuka of the Culver City Police Department. 

The two victims have been identified as Erica Escobar, 27, and 89-year-old Lucien Bergez. Police were called to the home about 10 a.m. after the bodies were discovered inside, said Lt. Milton McKinnon of the Culver City Police Department.

The Culver City Police Department will be holding a news conference at 2 p.m. Thursday to discuss the details of the case.

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