Redondo Beach police said they were searching
for Erick Ortega in connection to the murder of Bobby Reynolds Friday.
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Police released photos of Bobby Reynolds, who was shot to death in
Redondo Beach, Calif., on June 21, 2013. (Redondo Beach Police)
Published: June 24, 2013 at
3:48 PM
By GABRIELLE
LEVY, UPI.com | Blog
Erick Ortega, is a person of interest in the shooting death
of Bobby Reynolds. (Redondo Beach Police)
Erick Julian Ortega, 27, of South Bay, was identified as a person of interest after his Chrysler 300 was found a few blocks from the apartment where Bobby Darren Reynolds was shot multiple times around 8 p.m. Friday night.
"Mr. Reynolds was completely defenseless," said Capt. Jeff Kink of the Redondo Beach police. "This was a cold-blooded heartless attack."
Witnesses said they saw the gunmen run to the Chrysler and speed away. The men appeared to be in their 20s, one wearing an Oakland Raiders shirt and one in a white shirt.
Paramedics treated Reynolds at the scene, where the 38-year-old father was visiting family. He was taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical center, where he later died.
"Redondo Beach Police Department detectives are actively investigating this murder," Hink said. "It appears that the victim was specifically targeted and that the shooting was not a random event."
Ortega, who has a gang association, has convictions for robbery, threatening to kill someone, resisting arrest, drug possession, and being a felon in possession of ammunition.
He was described as Latino, 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with numerous tattoos, including a marijuana leaf, a naked woman, and "Redondo how do you want it."
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