Detectives caught one of the suspects in the killing of a Garden Grove man who was run over when he tried to stop shoplifters who stole a box of masks from his brother’s South El Monte store, authorities announced Monday, April 21.
The 16-year-old boy, who is the suspected driver, was arrested on suspicion of murder outside his home on Friday, April 18, sheriff’s Lt. Michael Modica said. He didn’t say where the teen lives.
Investigators are still trying to identify other suspects who were seen in the car during and after the crime. Initially, detectives thought there were three suspects in the car. Now they believe there were more.
The theft happened April 9 at Giant Discount at 2039 Durfee Ave. Kourosh “Steve” Yaghoubi and his brother chased the shoplifter into the parking lot.
They got into an altercation with the suspect and another suspect who got out of a car. The suspects entered the car, ran over the 63-year-old Yaghoubi and then drove off.
Yaghoubi died in the parking lot.
Detectives found the blue sedan several hours later at the registered owner’s home, Modica said. It was unoccupied. The lieutenant declined to say what city or community the car was located.
The car’s owner is related to the 16-year-old suspect, he said.
Modica didn’t go into details on how they identified the teen as the one who was driving the car. The teen was taken to a juvenile facility, he said.
Authorities asked anyone with information about the case to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tipsters can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go to lacrimestoppers.org
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