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04-04-2010, 11:27 AM
Стрельба из огнестрельного оружия произошла внутри ресторана в Северном Голливуде в районе Лос-Анджелеса, штат Калифорния, погибли четыре человека, передает в воскресенье американский телеканал CNN.
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Четыре человека погибли в перестрелке в голливудском ресторане
льба произошла в ресторане "Средиземноморье" (Mediterranean). На месте происшествия погибли четыре человека, двое получили ранения. Пострадавших госпитализировали. Их состояние оценивается как критическое. Все погибшие и пострадавшие - мужчины, сообщил офицер полиции с места происшествия.
"Пока мы не знаем мотив, выясняются детали, ведется сбор информации", - сказал офицер полиции Лос-Анджелеса Росарио Херрера (Rosario Herrera).
Известно, что стрельба произошла примерно в 16:40 по местному времени. Полиция разыскивает подозреваемого мужчину, возраст которого, предположительно 30 лет. Ему удалось скрыться с места преступления. Пока неизвестно знали ли его жертвы.
Северный Голливуд является районом Долины Сан-Фернандо (San Fernando Valley), более половины территории которой входит в Лос-Анджелес.
По иронии судьбы, в 2003 году здесь был снят фильм под названием "Перестрелка в Северном Голливуде" (44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out). В российском прокате название "44 минуты". Фильм основан на реальных событиях, развернувшихся во время ограбления отделения банка "Bank of America" в 1997 году.
http://www.rian.ru/incidents/20100404/218180528.html
Three men died at the scene at the Hot Spot Mediterranean Cafe, while the other died later of his wounds, Los Angeles police department said.
The two injured people were taken to hospital where one remains in a critical condition.
The suspect, a white man in his 30s who may be Armenian, fled the scene.
Police have not yet discovered a motive but inside sources say the shooting may be linked to Armenia gangs.
"It's a very complex investigation that we are involved in right now," LAPD Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese said.
"Anytime we have a shooting at an eatery in broad daylight, we all need to be concerned."
Police do not think it was a random shooting.
When a local resident asked the police chief if she should fear for her own safety, he replied: "We don't believe we have a crazed gunman running around looking to shoot someone."
Locals later aired their suspicions about the restaurant itself, saying the cafe often seemed strangely empty.
"The place is shady," one local, who heard the gunshot, was quoted as saying. "It opened five years ago and it's always closed and empty."
"There's always people outside talking but never anyone eating," said another.
alley Bureau Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese, center, talks to the media with Councilmember Paul Krekorian, right, and North Hollywood Area Commanding Officer Justin Eisenberg, left | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist
Police officials are calling the deadly Saturday afternoon shooting inside a Valley Village restaurant "an intentional act." Four were killed and two critically injured after shots broke out inside Hot Spot Cafe, a Mediterranean restaurant on Riverside Drive near Colfax Avenue, in what some are calling an Armenian mafia or gang hit.
"This is not a random act of violence," explained Kirk Albanese, the Deputy Chief for the LAPD's Valley Bureau. "This is an intentional act and this is an investigation that will require a great deal of effort on the part of our detectives."
Around 4:40 p.m., a group of people were eating at the restaurant when the incident occurred. Albanese could not confirm details initially reported in the media. "We need to answer [questions] correctly with an investigation that does so with the facts."
Early media reports said a white 30-year-old male, possibly Armenian, walked in with a gun, but a cautious Albanese deflected. "We don't now if it's one or more gunman," he said, citing the large number of bullets expended. Whether the suspect or suspects walked in or were already inside was unknown, he added. No official suspect description has been released.
http://laist.com/2010/04/04/more_on_valley_village_restaurant_s.php
Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist
All victims were men. Three of them were dead on scene while three others were transported the hospital where one died. The two others were in critical but stable condition and are expected to survive.
The shooting was rumored to be tied to organized crime. According to sources to the LA Times, it "might have involved Armenian gangs" while other media gathered at the scene spoke of the Armenian mafia. Police said they had no further information in that regards, citing it's too early to say.
Those rumors were further fueled by neighbors of the eatery. "How do you run a business when there are no customers?" questioned Bettye Hicks, who lives down the street.
Matt Edwards, a neighbor who heard the gunshots, said he immediately knew the incident happened there. "The place is so shady," he said of the place, described by the Times as a mom and pop mom-and-pop restaurant. "It opened like five years ago... I went in there to get something to eat and they didn't even know what they were doing making the food."
One employee at Marie Et Cie, a coffee house catty corner to the restaurant, said no one ever goes in and out of the business. And numerous neighbors noted how often private parties occurred there.
Addressing any concern, L.A. City Councilman Paul Krekorian, who represents Valley Village, said "this wasn't a random act, there isn't an immediate danger to the community."
When Tony Braswell, President of the Valley Village Neighborhood Council arrived at the scene, police immediately addressed the same concern. "Our senior lead officer was here... He came over and said 'this is not about Valley Village, it's isolated.'
Braswell then relayed information to the Council's network of neighborhood watches and informed other community groups. He said the senior lead officer also sent out an e-mail to community members.
Outside the police perimeter, a distraught woman who said her husband was shot tried to gather information from detectives. A few small groups of Armenian men gathered throughout the night.
"We will get to the bottom of it and we will get to the bottom of it quickly," Krekorian said.
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Четыре человека погибли в перестрелке в голливудском ресторане
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Четыре человека погибли в перестрелке в голливудском ресторане
льба произошла в ресторане "Средиземноморье" (Mediterranean). На месте происшествия погибли четыре человека, двое получили ранения. Пострадавших госпитализировали. Их состояние оценивается как критическое. Все погибшие и пострадавшие - мужчины, сообщил офицер полиции с места происшествия.
"Пока мы не знаем мотив, выясняются детали, ведется сбор информации", - сказал офицер полиции Лос-Анджелеса Росарио Херрера (Rosario Herrera).
Известно, что стрельба произошла примерно в 16:40 по местному времени. Полиция разыскивает подозреваемого мужчину, возраст которого, предположительно 30 лет. Ему удалось скрыться с места преступления. Пока неизвестно знали ли его жертвы.
Северный Голливуд является районом Долины Сан-Фернандо (San Fernando Valley), более половины территории которой входит в Лос-Анджелес.
По иронии судьбы, в 2003 году здесь был снят фильм под названием "Перестрелка в Северном Голливуде" (44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out). В российском прокате название "44 минуты". Фильм основан на реальных событиях, развернувшихся во время ограбления отделения банка "Bank of America" в 1997 году.
http://www.rian.ru/incidents/20100404/218180528.html
Three men died at the scene at the Hot Spot Mediterranean Cafe, while the other died later of his wounds, Los Angeles police department said.
The two injured people were taken to hospital where one remains in a critical condition.
The suspect, a white man in his 30s who may be Armenian, fled the scene.
Police have not yet discovered a motive but inside sources say the shooting may be linked to Armenia gangs.
"It's a very complex investigation that we are involved in right now," LAPD Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese said.
"Anytime we have a shooting at an eatery in broad daylight, we all need to be concerned."
Police do not think it was a random shooting.
When a local resident asked the police chief if she should fear for her own safety, he replied: "We don't believe we have a crazed gunman running around looking to shoot someone."
Locals later aired their suspicions about the restaurant itself, saying the cafe often seemed strangely empty.
"The place is shady," one local, who heard the gunshot, was quoted as saying. "It opened five years ago and it's always closed and empty."
"There's always people outside talking but never anyone eating," said another.
alley Bureau Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese, center, talks to the media with Councilmember Paul Krekorian, right, and North Hollywood Area Commanding Officer Justin Eisenberg, left | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist
Police officials are calling the deadly Saturday afternoon shooting inside a Valley Village restaurant "an intentional act." Four were killed and two critically injured after shots broke out inside Hot Spot Cafe, a Mediterranean restaurant on Riverside Drive near Colfax Avenue, in what some are calling an Armenian mafia or gang hit.
"This is not a random act of violence," explained Kirk Albanese, the Deputy Chief for the LAPD's Valley Bureau. "This is an intentional act and this is an investigation that will require a great deal of effort on the part of our detectives."
Around 4:40 p.m., a group of people were eating at the restaurant when the incident occurred. Albanese could not confirm details initially reported in the media. "We need to answer [questions] correctly with an investigation that does so with the facts."
Early media reports said a white 30-year-old male, possibly Armenian, walked in with a gun, but a cautious Albanese deflected. "We don't now if it's one or more gunman," he said, citing the large number of bullets expended. Whether the suspect or suspects walked in or were already inside was unknown, he added. No official suspect description has been released.
http://laist.com/2010/04/04/more_on_valley_village_restaurant_s.php
Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist
All victims were men. Three of them were dead on scene while three others were transported the hospital where one died. The two others were in critical but stable condition and are expected to survive.
The shooting was rumored to be tied to organized crime. According to sources to the LA Times, it "might have involved Armenian gangs" while other media gathered at the scene spoke of the Armenian mafia. Police said they had no further information in that regards, citing it's too early to say.
Those rumors were further fueled by neighbors of the eatery. "How do you run a business when there are no customers?" questioned Bettye Hicks, who lives down the street.
Matt Edwards, a neighbor who heard the gunshots, said he immediately knew the incident happened there. "The place is so shady," he said of the place, described by the Times as a mom and pop mom-and-pop restaurant. "It opened like five years ago... I went in there to get something to eat and they didn't even know what they were doing making the food."
One employee at Marie Et Cie, a coffee house catty corner to the restaurant, said no one ever goes in and out of the business. And numerous neighbors noted how often private parties occurred there.
Addressing any concern, L.A. City Councilman Paul Krekorian, who represents Valley Village, said "this wasn't a random act, there isn't an immediate danger to the community."
When Tony Braswell, President of the Valley Village Neighborhood Council arrived at the scene, police immediately addressed the same concern. "Our senior lead officer was here... He came over and said 'this is not about Valley Village, it's isolated.'
Braswell then relayed information to the Council's network of neighborhood watches and informed other community groups. He said the senior lead officer also sent out an e-mail to community members.
Outside the police perimeter, a distraught woman who said her husband was shot tried to gather information from detectives. A few small groups of Armenian men gathered throughout the night.
"We will get to the bottom of it and we will get to the bottom of it quickly," Krekorian said.