UPDATE: Arraignment Postponed for Three Men Charged With Killing Robbery Victim's Grandson

Arraignment was postponed today to March 21 for three men accused in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Sun Valley man who came to his grandfather's aid during a robbery.

Edwin Alexander Bonilla, 27, Evin Adonis Ortiz, 22, and Rene Ramirez, 29, are each charged with murder in the Jan. 9 shooting death of Danilo Estuardo Morales, 24.

The murder charge includes the special circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of a robbery.

The three also are charged with one count each of attempted murder, assault with a firearm and second-degree robbery.

Ramirez, the alleged gunman, also is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

Prosecutors will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against the three.

Morales' 68-year-old grandfather was robbed in the driveway of a home in the 8100 block of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, one block north of Strathern Street, about 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 9.

Manuel Flores had driven down the long driveway and parked his car behind a relative's home, as was his habit, when he was set upon by three robbers, said Sgt. Marc LaMont of the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Station.

The grandfather screamed for help as the robbers fled with his wallet and jewelry, prompting his grandson to rush outside and chase after the three as they jumped into a white, mid-size sport utility vehicle, LaMont said.

One of the trio fired on the grandson during the getaway, killing him with a gunshot wound to the head on Willard Street, just west of Coldwater Canyon Avenue. The grandfather was not injured.

Police recovered the suspected getaway vehicle, a white Mitsubishi Montero with a broken rear window and a long rear reflector light, according to LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith.

[City News Service]