‘This has got to stop’
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Edward Satterstrom, 16, a Latino youth, was shot several times in the chest near Roscoe and Laurel Canyon boulevards in North Hollywood about 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. He was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
On Monday, in the community room of the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division, Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas, pictured above, and police officials announced the identification of Satterstrom’s alleged shooter.
David Aranda Hernandez, 18, pictured right, allegedly approach Satterstrom as he was walking with a female friend, said police Lt. Alan Hamilton at the conference. Hamilton said some words were exchanged, then Satterstrom was shot in the chest. But he managed to run to a nearby Taco Bell restaurant, where he collapsed, Hamilton said. Witnesses told police that a young Latino man, now identified as Hernandez, was seen running from the area. Hamilton said Hernandez, a resident of North Hollywood, may now have short hair and is still in the San Fernando Valley area. He said Hernandez is associated with a gang from Pacoima and may have been in the area looking for a gang confrontation. Hamilton added that Satterstrom was not a gang member.
‘He is a good kid,’ Cardenas said. ‘He was a father figure for his six siblings.’
Satterstrom lived with his grandmother in Sun Valley. He was a varsity football player at John Francis Polytechnic High School and wanted to go to USC to play football, his girlfriend told the Daily News. This is the second shooting involving a football player from Polytechnic High School. On May 31, Jesus Florian, 17, was fatally shot at a party. Hamilton said the investigation into that shooting is still ongoing. ‘In less than three months two students from Poly High School in the San Fernando Valley have been killed, Cardenas said. ‘This has got to stop.’
Anyone with information about the shooting can call North Hollywood homicide detectives at (818) 623-4075
Update: A fund-raising car wash to help cover funeral expenses for 16-year-old Edward Satterstron will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Brewline Coffee Shop, located at 1240 Truman St. in San Fernando. The wash will be held between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office initially reported Edward’s last name as Satterstron, but North Hollywood homicide detectives said the correct spelling of his name is Satterstrom. A school official also confirmed the spelling of Edward’s last name.
-Ruben Vives/LAT
