Man still sought in stadium death
By Ben Baeder, Staff Writer
WHITTIER -- An unincorporated Whittier woman arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 25-year-old Covina man at Dodger Stadium on Friday has been released from police custody, Los Angeles Police Department Officials announced Monday.
The Whittier woman, her husband and another man, who is 22 and lives in South Gate, were taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the killing of Mark Antenorcruz, a 25-year-old Covina man, according to police officials.
The Whittier woman's husband cooperated with police and was released Saturday. The woman was released Saturday night, according to Lt. Art Miller of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The 22-year-old man remained in police custody, he said.
News agencies reported the 22- year-old man is the Whittier woman's brother, although Los Angeles Police Department officials could not confirm that.
Police are still looking for a 17- year-old male who lives in South Gate, said Los Angeles Police Det. Jose Carrillo.
"We're still seeking an official suspect,' Carrillo said.
He declined to give the names of the Whittier residents taken into police custody, the name of the 22-year-old Southgate man still in custody Monday, or the name of the 17-year-old being sought.
Carillo said releasing the names would hamper the LAPD's ongoing investigation.
Antenorcruz was killed Friday night in the Dodger Stadium parking lot while walking to his car after a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants.
Police had said over the weekend that the suspects had gotten into a shouting match with Antenorcruz, a Giants fan, over the game.
One of the men went to his car, got a gun and shot Antenorcruz in the chest, police say. He died at a nearby hospital, according to police reports.
The three people then got in their car and drove away.
They were followed by Antenorcruz's brother. When he was no longer able to keep up, Antenorcruz's brother asked the driver of another car to follow the suspect's car, according to police reports.
That person got the car's license plate number and description, according to police reports. Police declined to give the name of the people who followed the suspects.
Miller said the car's license plate number probably led police to the house in Whittier, although he said he wasn't sure about those details.
Police officials also could not confirm earlier news reports that a gun believed to be the murder weapon was found in the Whittier woman's home.
Also on Monday, a woman who answered the door at Antenorcruz's home in the 500 block of Rancho Lindo Drive in Covina declined to comment.
Outside the home, a paper banner scrawled with messages from well-wishers covered the garage door and a balloon with the San Francisco Giants logo floated above the garage roof.
Through a statement released to the media, Antenorcruz's family said a memorial fund account has been set up.
They advise that donations may be sent to the Mark Antenorcruz Memorial Fund Account, account no. 677055915, Bank of the West, 770 S. Citrus Ave. Covina, CA 91723