Man Held in Slaying of 2 Security Guards

A man suspected of fatally shooting two Compton security guards and wounding two others was arrested at a Lancaster apartment complex Friday afternoon, police said.

David James “Goldie” Livingston, 26, of Lynwood was booked on suspicion of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.

All four security guards were ambushed inside the guardhouse of a Compton low-income housing complex Sunday. One of the surviving guards was shot in the leg and abdomen and the other was shot in the face. Both were reported in stable condition.

On Friday morning, Compton police received an anonymous tip that Livingston had been seen at a Lancaster apartment complex. Compton police obtained a search warrant. Later in the afternoon, the department’s Emergency Response Team burst into the apartment after the occupants refused to come to the door.

Livingston, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was arrested without incident. A woman in the apartment was arrested and booked on suspicion of harboring a wanted felon.