The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified the men as 29-year-old Luther Crayton of Lancaster and 28-year-old Shane Derone Wallace of Los Angeles.
Family members told Fox 11 that the men were brothers and one of them lived at the location where the shooting occurred. The shooting was reported around 9:08 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at America’s Best Value Inn & Suites on the 44100 block of Sierra Highway.
“The investigators believe there were multiple suspects and the motive was robbery,” according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
“When deputies arrived, they located one victim inside a motel room, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound,” the sheriff’s news release states. “Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. Deputies located another victim in the parking lot area of the motel, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.”
No arrests were reported. Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or tips can be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.
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Chocolatte says
The police are a legalized gang. They do crimes than society.
James Sosa says
Ya’ll wanted to refund the Police. Here you go. Get use to it!
Larry says
So does Trump, and it’s defund.
Bre says
It’s defund moran and yes they don’t do Thier f’kng jobs they see crimes being committed but they choose not to do what they signed up for
Justin Lee says
The police have no control of the population or there safety in California sad all the money the government gives them only to see murder in the headlines EVERY DAY
Frank Rizzo says
The police are not here for anyone’s safety, they are here to make a report after a crime has been committed. You are responsible for your own safety. Cops don’t control anyone or anything.
Dank Shizzo says
huh.
glorified clerks, then.
they just need weapons and cars and sirens and computers and bulletproof jackets to carry out their clerical duties I suppose
Bre says
These deputies out in Palmdale/Lancaster for one they have to many deputies in such small areas they pick and choose what calls they feel like responding to it’s no excuse as to why this respectable place I been here since 1997 and I would have never thought that I would see the crimes we all see on a daily basis very sad
JD Brown says
Sad sad sad say eye