1 Held in Slaying of Man in Canoga Park
Police arrested 27-year-old Antonio Cardenas on suspicion of murder in connection with the shooting of a 26-year-old man who was found dead in an apartment in the 23000 block of Cohasset Street in Canoga Park.
Armando Santacruz Becerra was found shot to death at the apartment at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, when police responded to a report of shots being fired, according to Officer Don Matthews of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Cardenas and Francisco Cisneros, 20, were hospitalized in unknown condition with gunshot wounds, Matthews said. Matthews declined to say to what hospital the two had been taken.
Police were seeking 26-year-old Ricardo Villasenor Becerra for questioning in connection with the shooting, Matthews said.
According to police reports, Armando Santacruz Becerra and Cisneros were arguing with Cardenas and Ricardo Villasenor Becerra, when the shooting occurred.
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