
Suspect in killing of woman at Los Angeles store charged with murder
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The man suspected of killing Brianna Kupfer while she was alone at work last week was charged Friday with murder, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.
"Those who show no compassion for human life will face serious consequences," District Attorney George Gascón said in a news release. "The murder of Brianna Kupfer has left Los Angeles County devastated and my office is reaching out to her family to provide any services they may need."
Pasadena police arrested Shawn Laval Smith, 31, late Wednesday morning in a commercial district known as Old Town and then handed him over to the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) custody. He Is being held on $2 million bail, according to inmate records.

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