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UPDATE: Venice Murder Suspect Noe Rodriguez In Custody

February 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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UPDATE: March 3rd, 2011 - Noe Rodriguez had his first court hearing and will be going to trial for murder. His next court date is March 16th, 2011.

Feb 17th, 2011

Noe Rodriguez, wanted for the murder of a 50 yr. old homeless man in Venice was arrested in Calexico crossing the border from Mexico to the United States. It was rumored that he had fled to Mexico and he has been at large for over two years. He is being held at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic. His court date is March 1st, 2011 in LA Superior Court.
A local Venice Boardwalk icon called us today, as he was witness to some of the events of this crime and was the one who called LAPD. He was in his home by Lincoln Fabrics and heard the gunshot when the murder occurred. He looked out his window and saw a group of homeless men around a mattress where they normally slept. One person was on a bicycle. It seemed that they were arguing and he went downstairs and the guy on the bike fled the scene. He realized that the man on the mattress had been shot, and immediately called LAPD and got in his truck and went looking for the guy on the bike thinking he was the shooter. He saw him by the 7-11 on Lincoln and took his photo. He called the police and spent the next two days working with LAPD to find and identify the man on the bike, who was a transient. He was not the shooter, but he was able to I.D. the shooter as Noe Rodriguez.
As evidenced by this story, working together and calling LAPD with eye witness accounts to anything that you might see that seems strange may be information that can lead to solving a crime. It was a brave move for the witness to approach the group outside his home although he was familiar with them, and equally brave for him to follow in his vehicle right away to locate the man who fled the scene.
It may take time, but Mr. Rodriguez is now behind bars and will face the court system to stand accountable for the crime he committed here in Venice.
Original information from LAPD.org
On Friday, December 12, 2008, Detectives obtained an arrest warrant (Warrant #LAXSA069801), for Noe Rodriguez, a 21-year-old man, with no known address. Rodriguez has numerous aka’s and is a federal deportee. Rodriguez is wanted for the shooting death of the 50-year-old homeless man, whose identity is being withheld until his family can be located and notified.

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person(s) responsible for the murder of a 50-year-old homeless man in Pacific Division.

On December 8, 2008, at around 7:40 p.m., the victim was in an alley behind 1600 Lincoln Boulevard, when an unidentified male suspect approached the victim and shot him with a large caliber handgun. The suspect then rode away on a bicycle northbound towards the corner of Lincoln Boulevard and Palms Avenue. The suspect is described only as a male.

The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time. The victim’s identity is not being released pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or may have information regarding it, is asked to call LAPD Pacific Division Homicide Detectives at 310-482-6316. After hours or on weekends, calls may be directed to a 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 or by texting CRIMES (274637). Callers may also text “CRIMES” with a cell phone or log on to www.lapdonline.org and click Web Tips. All contacts are anonymous.

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