Crime & Safety

Suspect Arrested in Weho Triple Homicide

A significant amount of marijuana in the man's possession may have been taken from the apartment where the bodies were found.

A suspect was arrested Monday in connection with the killings of three men in a West Hollywood apartment Aug. 26.

Harold Yong Park, a 31-year-old from East Hollywood, was arrested without incident following a traffic stop in Lomita, said Lt. Pat Nelson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's Homicide Bureau.

At the time of his arrest, Park was in possession of multiple pounds of marijuana. It is believed the marijuana may have been taken by Park from the West Hollywood apartment following the killings, Nelson said.

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'The people of West Hollywood can rest easy tonight," Nelson said.

Park's vehicle was located using an Advanced Surveillance and Protection System's Automated License Plate Recognition patrol vehicle.  

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At 9:18 p.m. Thursday, deputies from the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station arrived at an apartment building at 612 N. Kings Road in response to a 911 call regarding a "person down."

When they entered the apartment, deputies found three adult males suffering from gunshot wounds. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.

The three men were identified as Pirooz Moussazadeh, 27; his brother, Shahriar Moussazadeh, 38; and Bernard Khalili, 27, according to the L.A. County Coroner's Office.

The motive for the killings is still under investigation, but investigators believe robbery was involved.

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