Arrest made in ‘vicious and unprovoked’ fatal shooting of man who was walking his dog in Mid-City

A 21-year-old Texas man has been arrested within the deadly taking pictures of a person who was strolling his canine in Mid-Metropolis final month, officers introduced Thursday.

Cliffton Kamal Types was arrested at his residence in San Marcos, Texas, on Wednesday after an intensive investigation, based on the Los Angeles Police Division.

He was booked in Texas as a fugitive on a homicide warrant and can face extradition again to L.A.

An investigation revealed that 52-year-old Marco Sandoval was randomly focused whereas he was strolling his canine close to the intersection of Genesee Avenue and Saturn Road and fatally shot at about 5 a.m. March 12.

The shooter received out of the automotive, exchanged phrases with Sandoval and opened hearth, hanging him a number of instances, police stated on the time. The suspect then received again into his automobile, described as a charcoal grey 2020 Ford Fusion SE, and drove away from the scene.

Sandoval’s canine was unhurt and returned residence by itself, police stated.

“Types could have been affected by psychological sickness and had traveled cross nation previous to killing Sandoval on this vicious and unprovoked homicide,” LAPD officers stated in a information launch.

Police imagine he traveled from San Marcos to Florida earlier than making the cross-country trek to L.A.

He then allegedly headed to San Diego earlier than returning to San Marcos.

“Investigators are involved that Types might have been concerned in different acts of predatory violence,” police stated.

Anybody with additional details about Types is requested to name LAPD’s West Bureau murder at 213-382-9470.