Lorenzo Alvarado
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Date of birth
- 1962
- Age at first offence
- 37
- Characteristics
- juvenile, parricide
- Victim profile
- His father, 40; his stepmother, 36, and his stepbrother, 5
- Method of murder
- Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- April 27, 1999
- Years active
- 1999
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Died in custody
Committed suicide the same day April 28, 1999
Background
Los Angeles police reported that two adults and two children were found shot to death in a Crenshaw District apartment in an apparent family murder-suicide.
The offence
16-year-old Lorenzo Alvarado killed his 40-year-old father, 36-year-old stepmother, and 5-year-old stepbrother, then turned the gun on himself.
Investigation
The bodies were discovered at 9 a.m. when the teenager's 17-year-old brother and 10-year-old half sister returned home from school.
Arrest
Lorenzo Alvarado was found dead on the floor of his room with a revolver still in his hand.
Trial
Not applicable.
Sentencing
Not applicable.
Appeals
Not applicable.
Outcome
Lorenzo Alvarado committed suicide the same day April 28, 1999.
Other details
Physical evidence at the scene indicated that Lorenzo shot and killed each of his three victims with a single gunshot wound to the head. He had obtained the weapon about two months earlier and had additional rounds of ammunition in his pocket. The police said the motive appeared to be recent arguments over Lorenzo's flagrant use of marijuana inside the apartment.
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