LOS ANGELES — Three Chicago men with reputed gang ties in that area are in custody Friday and awaiting extradition to Los Angeles to face multiple murder charges stemming from an “ambush style” shooting in the Beverly Crest area that left three women dead, and four others wounded.
One of the suspects is also believed to be connected to the December killing of a man — also from Chicago — in North Hollywood, police said. Both shootings are believed to be tied to gang activity originating in Chicago, with all of the suspects and the targeted victims from that city, according to investigators.
Daries Stanford, 28, Dontae Williams, 22, and Dejean Thompkins, 28, were all arrested over the past month, police said. Thompkins and Williams are both in custody in Chicago, while Stanford is in custody in New York.
A representative from the District Attorney’s Office said the three suspects have all been charged with multiple counts of murder. In a rare move under District Attorney George Gascón, the office has also filed special circumstance allegations in the case, which could lead to sentences of life in prison without parole.
According to the D.A.’s office, Stanford and Williams were both charged with three counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Thompkins was charged with four counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Police said Thompkins is connected to the December killing in North Hollywood, but it’s unclear if the other two had any involvement in that slaying.
Iyana Hutton, 33, of Chicago; Nenah Davis, 29, of Boilingbrook, Illinois; and Destiny Sims, 26, of Buckeye, Arizona, were fatally shot in a parked car on the 2700 block of Ellison Drive in the early morning hours of Jan. 28, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Beverly Crest shooting was reported about 2:30 a.m.
The women were found fatally…
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