Father Kills Mother During Custody Exchange in Front of Hawthorne Police Station, Police Say
By Shahan Ahmed and Rick Montanez
Published Apr 7, 2019 at 10:58 PM
A mother was killed by the father of their child during a custody exchange in front of the Hawthorne Police Department station Sunday, the HPD said.
The 27-year-old mother was killed in front of her son and relatives who were present for the exchange, as the 30-year-old father shot her with a shotgun, LA County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau Lt. Scott Hoglund said.
The incident occurred at about 6 p.m. at the entrance to the lobby of the police station, Lt. Gary Tomatani of the HPD said.
The child was already inside the police station when the mother arrived to pick up the 17-month-old, and as she approached, the father approached the mother with a shotgun and fired at least one shot at her, Hoglund said.
A short time later, police said they located the abandoned vehicle near the intersection of 133rd Street and Hawthorne Boulevard.
For several hours, police put up a containment zone where they believed the man was trapped and warned the public to stay away.
At approximately 9:15 p.m., police said they had arrested the man within that containment zone.
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