Posted on 12/28/2023 1:14:05 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
Police arrested a man suspected of using a sledgehammer to kill a woman in her 60s at El Camino College in Torrance on Christmas Eve, authorities said.
The attack was reported just after 7 a.m. Sunday in the 16000 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Authorities said the victim was collecting recyclables at the campus when she was assaulted.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died the next day. She was described as an Asian woman between the ages of 60 and 65. Her name has not been released.
An investigation by the El Camino College Police Department and Sheriff's Homicide Bureau led to the arrest of Jeffery Davis near the campus, authorities said.
Police reviewed campus security footage and say they recognized Davis. They say they have had run-ins with him before and believe he is homeless.
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We need sledgehammer control. More laws and restrictions.
Nobody needs high-capacity assault sledgehammers. It’s time for commonsense sledgehammer control laws, including one-a-month laws, closing the thrift store loophole, and banning all sledgehammers above 3.9 pounds. Do it for the children, even though the victim was 60 years old.
America needs a sledgehammer registry.
“I don’t and neither do you.”
Willie Nelson was there?
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