Homicide Report > Justino Torres, 60
Justino Torres, 60
Died Jan. 13, 2008 at 8:04 a.m.
Justino Torres, a 60-year-old Latino man, was walking to church in the 11800 block of South Figueroa Street at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, when a man approached and tried to rob him. Torres was shot once when he tried to ward off the attacker.
Torres was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:04 a.m. Oscar Blanco, 22, was later arrested by detectives with the South Bureau Homicide Division.
- Neighborhood: Vermont Vista
- Age: 60
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Sunday
- Agency: LAPD South Bureau Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Robbery
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