Kin of Murder Victim Spot Suspect; Man Jailed

A man suspected of raping and shooting two women and a teen-age girl in their Inglewood home nine days ago was arrested after relatives of one victim, who was killed in the attack, spotted him as they drove to a funeral home to view the woman’s body.

Los Angeles police officers arrested J.C. Metoyer, 19, in the Crenshaw District about 6 p.m. Saturday. He was being held without bail at the Inglewood Police Department jail on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and rape.

Inglewood police said they received calls throughout the day Saturday from Crenshaw-area residents who said they had spotted Metoyer after a photo of the reputed gang member was displayed by the news media.

The final sighting was made by the family of a 19-year-old woman, who was killed in the June 3 attack that also sent a 33-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter to the hospital.

The relatives flagged down a Los Angeles police car shortly after spotting Metoyer on Crenshaw Boulevard, Inglewood Police Sgt. Bill Snyder said.

Metoyer was unarmed and offered no resistance when officers approached him moments later in the 4700 block of Crenshaw, Snyder said.

Police said that early on the morning of June 3, a gunman forced his way into a home on Doty Avenue where the two women and the 14-year-old lived with two younger children.

The intruder ordered the two women and the teen-ager to undress, then bound them and sexually assaulted them. He then ransacked the home, throwing valuables in a pillowcase, before herding the victims together and shooting each several times, police said.

Police said the mother and daughter, who are recovering, were able to identify Metoyer.