Reward increased for murder of teen-ager

 

 

SUPERVISOR MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH     Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 5th District     869 Hahn Hall of Administration ~ 500 West Temple Street ~ Room 869     Los Angeles, CA 90012                                          www.antonovich.com

       

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy    Office:  (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176    E-mail:  tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

 

 

   August 19, 2008                                                                                                        For Immediate Release

 

ANTONOVICH INCREASES REWARD FOR

INFORMATION ON MURDER OF 16-YEAR OLD GIRL

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Samantha Salas, a 16-year old youth, to $20,000.

 

On Saturday, January 26, 2008, Miss Salas was fatally shot while walking with a friend, in the 2500 block of Peck Road near Longden Avenue in the unincorporated area of Monrovia after being approached by two male suspects on foot. 

 

The two suspects are described as African-American in their 20’s, wearing dark colored bandanas or hooded sweatshirts, and members of the Du Rock Crips gang.

 

The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Homicide Bureau Investigators support the increase of the reward offer of $10,000 to $20,000 in the hopes of generating more leads in their investigation.

 

Supervisor Antonovich encourages witnesses of this crime or anyone with information to contact Lt. Dan Rosenberg at the Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5580.

 

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