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Suspect in Killing Held Without Bail

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A San Fernando Superior Court judge on Monday ordered a man charged with murder in the shooting death of a Northridge jewelry store owner to be held without bail until his arraignment.

Gaik Papazyan, 27, is accused of killing jeweler Karo Zeytounyan, 44, of Diamond Bar, in a botched robbery attempt Thursday, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.

Los Angeles Police Det. Brad Cochran said the robbery attempt elevated the slaying to a death-penalty offense.

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Zeytounyan, a native of Armenia and a married father of two, had planned to close the store at the end of the month because business was slow, police said.

Papazyan’s arraignment has been scheduled for Dec. 18.

Police are searching for other suspects.

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