The Region - News from June 19, 1986
A Compton man was booked on suspicion of attempted murder in the shooting last November of Hawthorne City Councilman David York, police said. Michael Rosell, 27, was part of an auto-theft ring that resorted at times to armed robbery to fill orders for specific makes and models, officers said. York was shot in the abdomen in the parking lot of a Redondo Beach shopping center as his wife, 8-year-old daughter and another child were looking on. A former Hawthorne police lieutenant, York said the man walked up, demanded his keys and then fired a handgun. York’s car was stolen and later found abandoned and burned in Compton. Hawthorne Police Sgt. Steve Frasier said Rosell’s arrest resulted from confidential information given to authorities.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
