Residents are distraught after burglars ransacked a Santa Monica condominium complex while it was being fumigated for termites.

Surveillance cameras captured the suspects arriving at the 10–unit complex on the 400 block of Idaho Avenue while the building was evacuated from Dec. 27-30.

A pair of hooded thieves were seen snooping around and rummaging through closets, trying to find valuable items they could steal. They spend their time checking every nook and cranny, at times opening briefcases and grabbing purses while placing items in tote bags.

As residents returned to their homes, the reality that they had been burglarized was distressing and shocking.

Hai Hoang, whose condo was ransacked, said the suspects broke into his home using a screwdriver and some other tools they left behind.

“They entered the building in the morning of Dec. 30 when the fumes stopped,” Hoang told KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff. “They broke the door and broke the frame down. That’s how they entered the building.”

Hoang believed the burglary was premeditated and they were well-prepared. Hoang’s home was left in complete disarray — the closets were completely emptied and everything had been thrown on the floor.

Hoang said the incident has left him concerned for his safety and questions whether he should continue living in Santa Monica.

“You’re supposed to feel safe at home, right?” Hoang said. “But then you go home and your home is turned upside down, everything. They looked at every single thing. They pulled every single thing out of your closet. It changed the way I think about Santa Monica. I’m not sure it’s a safe neighborhood anymore.”

Hoang said that, before leaving his home for the fumigation, he had already taken many of his valuables with him — something police strongly advise residents do whenever they need to fumigate their home.

Residents should also ensure all home security cameras remain powered on to allow easy monitoring of their homes. Any alerts triggered by trespassers should be reported to the police immediately.

The Santa Monica break-in follows a similar incident in early December when burglars ransacked dozens of units at a Playa del Rey apartment complex during a fumigation.

The suspects remain at large. Anyone with information on the incident can call Santa Monica police at 310-458-8491.

Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in Orange County.

On Jan. 2, Santa Ana police responded to reports of a shooting in an alleyway on the 1400 block of South Standard Avenue at around 7:40 p.m.

Arriving officers found an unresponsive man lying on the ground, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim was identified as Gerson Ramirez, 38, a Santa Ana resident. No suspect was spotted in the area and the circumstances surrounding the man’s death remain unclear.

“Detectives are attempting to identify and locate additional witnesses who can provide information about the homicide,” police said.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Santa Ana Police Department at 714-245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS. 

Information provided by the public in this case is eligible for a reward under the police department’s Gang Reward Program.

Family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to meet with new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Friday to support resentencing the brothers who are currently serving life in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in Beverly Hills.

The Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition, described as a family-led initiative, issued a statement ahead of the meeting.

“As we prepare to meet with DA Hochman, our family is hopeful for an open and fair discussion. Despite the abuse they endured as children and the unfairness of their current sentence, Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent the last three decades taking responsibility for their actions and contributing positively to their community through leadership and rehabilitation,” a portion of the statement read.

More than 20 family members of Jose and Kitty Menendez’s family are expected to attend Friday’s meeting to advocate for a resentencing.

However, not all members of the Menendez family feel the brothers should be released.

Milton Andersen, the brother of Kitty Menendez, believes Erik and Lyle weren’t molested by their father and that “justice was served,” NewsNation reported in October.

“Mr. Anderson believes, based on the evidence, that it was only when they learned that their father was going to take them out of the will, essentially because they wouldn’t get a job,” the attorney representing Andersen said during an appearance on Elizabeth Vargas Reports. “Erik and Lyle then went to purchase guns under someone else’s name.” 

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced he supported resentencing the Menendez brothers in October. 

“I strongly support clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving sentences of life without possibility of parole. They have respectively served 34 years and have continued their educations and worked to create new programs to support the rehabilitation of fellow inmates,” said Gascón.

Gascón however was voted out as district attorney in November and Hochman has not announced where he stands on the controversial issue.

“Here’s my approach, whether it’s the Menendez case or quite honestly any case: you have to do the hard work,” Hochman told KTLA in November. “You have to look, in that case, at thousands of pages of confidential prison files, you have to review thousands of trial transcripts from months-long trials, and you have to speak to the prosecutors, law enforcement and the defense counsel…and the victims’ families.”

California Gov. Gavin Newson has said that he would defer his decision on the Menendez brothers’ clemency until Hochman reviews the case.

Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, admitted to fatally shooting their father, Jose Menendez, and their mother, Kitty Menendez, claiming they feared their parents were about to kill them to stop people from finding out that Jose had sexually abused Erik for years, according to the Associated Press.

They were convicted in 1996.