Man Shot To Death While Attempting To Rescue Grandpa From Driveway Mugging
Police are searching for three robbers who mugged a 60-year-old man and fatally shot his grandson in Sun Valley Monday night.
After hearing yells for help around 6:45pm, Danilo Estuardo Morales, 24, rushed from his home in the 8100 block of Coldwater Canyon Avenue in an attempt to rescue his grandfather during a mugging in the home's driveway. The robbers fled toward their vehicle, and Morales chased them. One of the robbers shot Morales in the head.
Morales was transported to a hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead.
City News Service reports that the grandfather did not suffer any injuries during the attack but was robbed of his wallet and jewelry. Police told L.A. Now that the grandfather had just arrived at the residence when the trio approached him.
The suspects are described as three Hispanic males, ages 15 to 20-years-old. The robbers' vehicle is a "white or light-colored, possibly a Mitsubishi Montero, but definitely a midsize SUV, with a red reflector across the rear, and a punched-out rear window," North Hollywood Division LAPD Lt. Alan Hamilton told North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch.
