The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two men accused of murdering a man in a Glassell Park business.
Two suspects entered a Rite Aid in the 4000 block of Eagle Rock Boulevard where 36-year-old Miguel Penaloza was working around 8:40 p.m. on July 15.
According to the police, the two suspects walked to the store’s beer display, took a case of beer each and tried to leave without paying. Penaloza confronted the two men, which resulted in a brief struggle over the beer.
One suspect brandished a firearm before shooting and killing Penaloza. The suspects fled the scene through the parking lot.
The police describe the first suspect as a male Hispanic between 18 and 20 years old, approximately 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 200 pounds. He was dressed in a gray hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and black shoes with white trim.
The second suspect is described as a male Hispanic between 18 and 20 years old, approximately 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 145 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a large square print on the back, tan or grey pants and black shoes.
LAPD is asking anyone with any knowledge of the crime to contact Central Bureau Homicide Detective Riojas at (213) 996-4149 or at 38063@lapd.online. Homicide Detective Manriquez can also be contacted at (213) 996-4180 or 31744@lapd.online.
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.