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Hollywood Apartment Triple Homicide: Arrest Made
20 Aug
Summary
- Suspect arrested blocks from the scene in Franklin Avenue.
- Three men found dead in Hollywood apartment after altercation.
- Suspect ordered victims to floor before shooting them.
A suspect has been apprehended in connection with the fatal shooting of three men in a Hollywood apartment on July 24. The incident occurred in the 1900 block of Wilcox Avenue when an altercation erupted between the suspect, identified as 57-year-old Patrick Kevin Spurlock, and the victims.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Spurlock allegedly used a gun to force the victims to lie on the floor before shooting them. The victims, identified as Jeremiah Badecker, 33, Michael Bogacz, and Jack Cartenga, were discovered deceased within the apartment days after the shooting.
Spurlock was arrested on Friday, just blocks away from the crime scene on Franklin Avenue. He has been booked for murder and is being held without bail. The motive for the shooting and the nature of the altercation remain under investigation.
