Police Identify Man Killed at Friends’ Home
Los Angeles police have identified a 35-year-old man who was shot to death inside a house here, the apparent victim of an assassination.
He was Hakop Kazarian and was killed early Wednesday as he sat in the living room of two friends’ bungalow in the 11100 block of Morrison Street, police said. A gunman fired an automatic pistol through a closed window from outside the home, killing Kazarian, according to Det. Mike Coffey.
“I’d say there were more than a dozen shots fired,” Coffey said.
Kazarian’s friends, a woman and her boyfriend, “hit the floor and ran for cover,” Coffey said. “They did not see the gunman.”
Several neighbors who heard the shots called police. A few nearby residents told investigators they saw a black Mercedes-Benz driving away but, Coffey said, “We’re not sure that it was connected the crime.”
Kazarian lived with his parents in their North Hollywood home, but Coffey said he knew little else about the victim including his occupation.
“When we find out more about the deceased, we’ll probably know more about the motive of the crime,” Coffey said. “This wasn’t random.”
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