Crime & Safety
Suspect In North Hollywood Double Shooting Arrested In Mexico
The Los Angeles Police Department-FBI Fugitive Task Force arrested a 54-year-old man wanted in connection with a fatal restaurant shooting.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — The Los Angeles Police Department-FBI Fugitive Task Force and the FBI tracked down to Mexico and arrested a man suspected of killing another man at a North Hollywood hookah lounge, authorities announced Wednesday.
Police arrested Vardan Dzhandzhikyan, 54, in Tiajuana a little more than a week after the fatal shooting in the 13000 block of Victory Boulevard. Dzhandzhikyan is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and was being held on $2 million bail.
The shooting occurred around 12:15 a.m. Oct. 25 when, according to witnesses, a shooter entered the hookah lounge, walked up to a table and began arguing with one of the victims. At some point drew a gun and shot him. The second victim was shot when he attempted to intervene, police said.
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Both victims were taken to a hospital, where one was pronounced dead. The name of the fatally wounded man, who was 50, has not been released.
City News Service contributed to this report
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