LANCASTER : Man, 18, Arrested in Fatal Shooting
A Lancaster man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of shooting a Lancaster man to death in a burglary and wounding his son.
Myron Payne, 18, was held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in the June 28 killing of William Gillard, 69, and the shooting of his 39-year-old son, Michael Gillard, who was treated for minor injuries, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Rich Erickson said.
Sheriff’s homicide detectives obtained a search warrant for Payne’s home, where they found evidence linking him to the killing, Erickson said. Payne, one of two men sought by authorities in connection with the shootings, was taken into custody outside his home shortly after 11 a.m., he said. The Gillards were attacked after two gunmen burst into their apartment in the 800 block of East Avenue J-12 in Lancaster, Erickson said.
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