Los Angeles:
Los Angeles police detectives and the mother of 9-year-old Charupha
Wongwisetsiri are asking the public's help in locating gang members
involved in a shooting last night, December 20, that left Charupha 
clinging to life in a local hospital.
Around 8:25 PM, a group of men in their teens and early twenties drove
up to the front of 831 East Kensington Road, in the Angeleno Heights
area of Los Angeles. One Hispanic man, armed with a gun, got out and
confronted another group of rival gang members. One or more of the
rivals fired at the armed assailant.
While none of the involved gang members were apparently injured, one
bullet tore through the house across the street, and struck Charupha in
the head as she stood next to her mother in their kitchen at 830 East
Kensington Road.
Charupha's mother, Kamaonphorn Maxwell, scooped up her daughter and
rushed her to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, where she remains in
critical condition.
Ms. Maxwell, a native of Thailand, remained at the hospital with her
daughter, but she conveyed through her brother that she hoped the
involved suspects would step forward and turn themselves in.
Rampart homicide detectives have worked around the clock since the
shooting and identified a person of interest, Cesar Zamora, 24. "We
have a strong belief Zamora was present at the shooting, and we'd like
to speak to him," said Rampart Detective Rick Ramos. "We are pursuing
other leads and hope to identify more of the assailants."
Detectives have already questioned and released one man, whom they believe may have been present at the confrontation.
Cesar Zamora is 5' 4" tall and was born on March 24, 1982. Detectives served a search warrant at Zamora's home this morning.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Rampart Homicide
Detectives at 213-207-2060. On weekends and during off-hours, call the
24-hour toll free number Detective Information Desk at 1-877-LAWFULL
(1-877-529-3855).
Jerks. To do something like that so close to the holiday. It is simply horrendous. These people do not deserve the life that they have. They should be found and burned and tortured for causing so much pain to an innocent family, especially an innocent young girl like this. Cowards.
Posted by: Rikukarudo | December 22, 2024 at 03:53 PM
This incident just goes to show you that you are not really safe anywhere! Hopefully the little girl will recover.
Posted by: DLH | December 22, 2024 at 05:54 PM
This is real sad right here. Anyone know what varrio this is in? 18st, Burlington, Rockwood, Temple Street, Clantone?? Hope this dudes get caught. But when they do, watch out, some big homies might have an "iron diet" planned when they hit the mainline.
Posted by: Related to the Sur | December 22, 2024 at 08:33 PM
What a cute kid. What a horrible, unforgivable crime.
Posted by: Anne | December 23, 2024 at 01:32 PM
My thoughts and prayers to the little girl and her family. I hope she has a speedy and full recovery. I also am hoping for a quick arrest of the suspect.
Mark
Portland, OR
Posted by: Mark | December 23, 2024 at 08:50 PM
I hope that the girl is recovered before christmas day.
Posted by: Sam Natursekt | December 25, 2024 at 04:22 PM
Sounds like Sur is either a wanna be or the type that would commit an act like this. So glad we now can look forward to gansta commentary on the violence in L.A.
Posted by: Sickened | December 26, 2024 at 01:42 PM