Homicide Report > Monroe Miles, 32 [Update]
Monroe Miles, 32 [Update]
Died March 18, 2007 at 2:15 p.m.
Monroe Miles, 32, a black man, was shot multiple times in the neck at 4023 Canyon Dell Drive in Altadena, and died at 2:15 p.m. March 18.
The shooting took place at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, March 18. The man was the uncle of a 4-year-old boy, whose mother, Vanessa Ochoa, 22, was arrested in connection to the killing, along with her romantic partner, Mesha Arshaz Dean, a 25-year-old black woman, on March 20, at about 12:40 p.m., in Las Vegas. The pair are accused of shooting Monroe, and abducting Ochoa's son, his nephew.
The case was made public with an Amber alert, issued the night of the murder, which asked motorists to call police if they saw the vehicle Ochoa was believed to be driving: a silver Nissan 4-door sedan with Nevada plates. In the end, Nevada law enforcement helped detectives track down the pair in Vegas, and the child, who was unharmed, was taken into protective custody. Detectives said Ochoa and Dean had allegedly attacked the child's father in the past, but the crime was not reported.
They said the couple came to the father's Altadena home that day, and the child's grandfather let them in unsuspectingly, after Ochoa asked to spend some time with her son. She grabbed the boy and left, and Miles chased after her, trying to rescue him. One of the two women shot him in front of the house.
[Updated March 27, 2012: Woman convicted in 2007 murder, kidnapping case]
- Neighborhood: Altadena
- Age: 32
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Sunday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Domestic violence
- Crime scene: Front yard
Five reader comments about Monroe Miles
My question was going to be why Monroe's race was disclosed, so I read answer to the FAQ "Why does the Homicide Report give the race of victims and suspects?", the answer was the biggest load of crap I've read in a while. It's crap answer is along the lines of...so that it is clear who is dying on the streets of Los Angeles, but why is Monroe's race as "a black man" and Mesha's race as "a black woman" disclosed, but not that of Vanessa Ochoa?! Hmmm, seems a little suspect to me?!
March 15, 2012 at 9:53 a.m.
Vanessa Ochoa was not murdered, therefore not part of the statistics the Times collects for their readers.
March 15, 2012 at 9:38 p.m.
Syscom3 do you think before you answer questions?...Mesha was not murdered either but htey stated her race...DUH!!!!!!
March 16, 2012 at 10:04 a.m.
The Times has a report that the person accused of Mr. Miles murder, has been convicted. Justice has been done.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/woman-convicted-2007-altadena-murder.html
March 26, 2012 at 10:50 p.m.
syscom3...Justice has been done and I am elated about that, but it's clear that unfortunately racism (to some degree) is still very much alive. Diverting to the conviction does not take away from having spelled out the wrongs of one race and not the other. Don't worry, you're not the first I've seen to have done this. Perhaps just be more conscious of it going forward. AWARENESS. Thanks for the updates.
April 5, 2012 at 10:12 p.m.
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