Two Teens Charged in Store Owner’s Death
Two teens were charged Monday with killing a 58-year-old Korean emigre in his liquor store late Thursday night in La Palma.
The accused shooter, a 15-year-old from Los Angeles, was arraigned in Juvenile Court in Orange. His alleged accomplice, George Edward Fitzgerald III, 18, of West Covina, was formally charged in Justice Center in Santa Ana.
Both were charged with murder, armed robbery and possession of stolen property, La Palma police said.
Investigators allege the younger teen--whose name was withheld because of his age--held up the Granada Liquor store on Orangethorpe Avenue about 11:45 p.m. Thursday while the other teen waited outside in a van reported stolen from Bell Gardens.
A memorial service for Soo Woong Jun is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at Hankook Mortuary, 2045 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. The funeral service will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary, followed by burial at the Rose Hills Memorial Park near Whittier.
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