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The Los Angeles Police Department believe they have a suspect in custody for the fatal "road rage" shooting that claimed the life of Juan David Vasquez Loma, a young man who was driving co-workers home from one of his two area restaurant jobs.The 18-year-old male, who the LAPD says is being held on unrelated charges, "lives with his mother, not far from the crime scene," notes CBS2. The suspect, whose identity has not been released, could be formally charged today.
Loma was taken off life support a few days after being declared brain dead. He had been shot in the head by a gunman from another vehicle who had pulled up alongside him. Loma was buried in his native Mexico last week.
