Son of L.A. Crips leader Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley is fatally shot

The 34-year-old son of Eugene “Big U” Henley, an accused Crips leader facing federal charges in a sprawling criminal case involving accusations of running a “Mafia-like” enterprise, died after being shot Friday night in South Los Angeles, officials said. The Los Angeles County medical examiner identified the shooting victim as Jabari Henley. The fatal shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. at Figueroa and 69th streets in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood, said Norma Eisenman, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. The shooting occurred after the victim had appeared to walk up to a vehicle, Eisenman said. Suspects inside the vehicle shot him and then fled the scene. There is no description of the suspects, Eisenman said. Firefighters pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Jabari Henley’s father, Eugene “Big U” Henley, 58, is a well-known figure in hip-hop circles and helped launch the career of Nipsey Hussle, who died in 2019. Rapper Wiz Khalifa had called Eugene Henley the godfather of rap. One of Jabari’s brothers is Daiyan Henley, a linebacker with the Los Angeles Chargers. 

Los Angeles Times

Search continues for arsonists who set South LA home on fire with family inside

The search continues for two suspected arsonists who set a South Los Angeles home on fire with a sleeping family inside. The suspected arson attack occurred on Oct. 30 around 3 a.m. in the West Adams neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Security cameras captured two people approaching the newly-purchased home with buckets in hand. One was seen dropping a flame into the bucket, creating a large, sudden blaze that looked like a "bomb [went] off on our front porch," homeowner Robert said. Robert said his wife was taking care of their 9-month-old baby and immediately woke him up after the flames ignited. According to Robert, they found two five-gallon buckets that had been spray-painted black, smelled gasoline, and saw a couple rolls of toilet paper, confirming it was deliberate. Robert and a neighbor expressed shock and fear over the unexpected crime in their quiet community. "The front door is just completely engulfed in like a roaring flame, like all you can see is orange and you can just hear it tearing the front door apart," Robert said. 

FOX 11

7 arrests made during Dodger celebrations across streets of LA, police say

The Los Angeles Police Department says seven people were arrested Saturday night as Dodger fans took to streets across the city to celebrate the World Series victory. Three people were arrested for felony vandalism, one for failure to disperse, one for battery on a police officer and one for possession of fireworks, according to the department. Another woman was arrested after she rode a bicycle into a police horse, police said. The horse is said to be OK. In Echo Park, some businesses, driverless cars and Metro buses were vandalized. LAPD officers issued a dispersal order at an intersection there as throngs of fans took over an intersection, waving Dodger flags and shooting fireworks into the air. Some of the officers patrolled the streets on horseback and people were told to leave the area. Over in Pacoima, video from AIR7 showed cars performing donut maneuvers at an intersection as onlookers ignited fireworks. The LAPD went on Tactical Alert about 6 p.m. Saturday in preparation for the celebrations that might ensue and shut down streets in the area in hopes of keeping crowds under control.

ABC 7

Suspect barricades in fumigated L.A. home

A barricade situation unfolded Sunday morning after a suspect broke into a fumigated home in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, prompting an hours-long police response. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were called to the intersection of 11th Avenue and 66th Street around 7:30 a.m. after a man was seen entering a residence that was tented for fumigation. The home was covered with tarps and filled with toxic chemicals, authorities said. LAPD negotiators could be heard over loudspeakers urging the individual to surrender. “You’ve been in there for over three hours. There’s a reason why they tent up a house like that,” one officer said through a loudspeaker. “Those toxic fumes are not supposed to be breathed in that long — you’re literally killing yourself staying in there. Think about what you’re doing to yourself.” Officers repeatedly offered to guarantee the suspect’s safety if he exited the home peacefully, warning that they would “use tactics to go in” if he refused to comply.

KTLA 5

Man serving multiple life sentences now tied to 3 Long Beach cold case killings

An inmate already serving multiple life sentences has been linked to three cold case killings in Long Beach dating back nearly two decades, authorities announced Friday. Long Beach police said 39-year-old Glenn Cox was booked on Oct. 17 for three counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Before this booking, Cox was already imprisoned at Avenal State Prison for a separate murder and attempted murder case. Detectives said the breakthrough came after Cox confessed in December 2023 to multiple murders and an attempted murder while speaking with prison staff, who notified Long Beach police. In subsequent interviews, Cox provided details about three specific incidents in Long Beach, and investigators said they later found corroborating evidence linking him to those crimes. The first incident occurred on Dec. 20, 2004, police said, when officers responded to the 100 block of East Pleasant Street and found four men shot. Two victims — 22-year-old Carlos Serrano and 23-year-old Jermy Kershaw, both of Long Beach — died, while two others survived.

KTLA 5

Southern California man arrested for allegedly shooting and killing dog

A Southern California man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing another person’s dog. The suspect was identified as Scott Binder, 36, of Hesperia, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies had been investigating an animal cruelty case where a male suspect was captured on video provoking and then fatally shooting a dog in a yard. Following an investigation, deputies identified Binder as a possible suspect. On Oct. 28, authorities conducted surveillance at Binder’s home on the 14600 Block of Mojave Street, where they spotted a vehicle similar to the one seen in the security video. A search warrant was served and detectives found evidence that reportedly confirmed Binder was the man in the video. He was arrested for multiple felony charges including animal cruelty, unlawful discharge of a firearm and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He was booked into the High Desert Detention Center where he remains in custody.  

KTLA 5

San Francisco sex worker gets 5 years for shooting client dead near Golden Gate Bridge

A sex worker who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting her client dead along an idyllic strip of San Francisco’s northern waterfront has been sentenced to five years in prison in a case that spotlighted the use of police surveillance and issues of transgender rights. Leniyah Butler was 20 in November 2023 when she shot Hamza Walupupu, a 32-year-old Congolese immigrant, in the face in the parking lot at Crissy Field, not far from the Golden Gate Bridge. Butler stood trial over seven days in March and was convicted by a federal jury of voluntary manslaughter. She was acquitted of second-degree murder. Butler was arrested after the FBI used an automated license plate reader database to track a Jeep Commander that picked her up after she dumped the victim’s car, court records show. Her arrest demonstrated the powers of police surveillance in San Francisco, even before the city massively multiplied the number of Flock Safety cameras capturing license plates.

San Francisco Chronicle

Video: New Jersey officer jumps into bay channel to save injured dog

An Atlantic City police officer rescued an injured stray dog earlier this month by swimming into a bay channel after the animal fled from authorities, officials said. Police responded to the city’s Venice Park neighborhood around 12:51 p.m. Oct. 15 after the dog was seen abandoned in a vacant lot at Murray and West Riverside avenues, according to an incident report. An animal control officer at the scene secured a bite pole around the dog, but the animal fled through the neighborhood after the officer lost their grip, police said. A short time later, the dog was cornered in another lot near the bay and jumped into the water near a dock. Officer Matt Schmidt, one of the first to respond, summoned a rescue boat to try to catch the dog, which had already swum several yards from shore. Fearing for the dog’s safety, Schmidt removed his uniform and jumped into the bay, swimming to the animal and helping it back to land. “He’s a very, very bad boy,” Schmidt can be heard saying in body camera footage released by police. Drone footage shows the officer swimming to the dog, which had drifted about 100 yards from shore. Schmidt used a spare bite pole to guide the dog back to land, police said.

PoliceOne

2 dead, 5 hospitalized after fire breaks out at Sunland home

Two people were killed, five others were injured and more than a dozen people were displaced when a fire broke out at a home in Sunland late Saturday night, according to Los Angeles firefighters. The blaze was first reported at around 11:10 p.m. in the 10900 block of N. Scoville Avenue, said a news release from LAFD. Though it took just half an hour to extinguish the flames, firefighters said that they arrived to find large flames showing from the house. "During the fire attack, crews located one person and conducted a rapid transport to the hospital," the release said. "Two additional patients were located but were beyond medical help and determined deceased at the scene." Both of the deceased victims were described as men. Neither has yet been identified. Firefighters say that another of the victims, an 87-year-old man, was found outside the home with critical burn injuries. He was also hospitalized. Four other adults who were also found outside the property were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, firefighters said. One person declined medical transport. 

CBS 2

Man Struck By Amtrak Train in Northridge; Condition Unknown

A man was struck by an Amtrak train in Northridge Sunday and rushed to a hospital in unknown condition, authorities said. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 8:07 a.m. Sunday to 8875 N. Tampa Ave., the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The pedestrian was estimated to be about 30 years old. LAFD personnel performed triage on approximately 185 passengers aboard the train but no injuries were reported, officials said. Train operations will resume at the discretion of Metrolink officials, according to the LAFD.

MyNewsLA

Firefighters Attack Flames in North Hollywood Apartment

Fire broke out Saturday afternoon in a first-floor unit of a two-story North Hollywood apartment building, but firefighters were able to contain it quickly. The fire was reported at 2:27 p.m. Saturday at 5942 N. Tujunga Ave., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. The location is between Oxnard and Tiara streets. The incident was originally reported as an electrical failure but firefighters found flames in the bathroom of the unit, Stewart said. They put out the fire in 18 minutes before it could spread beyond the bathroom, she said. No injuries were reported, although firefighters were searching for an animal who might have been in the unit at the time of the fire.

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