The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved two separate $50k rewards for information leading to the individuals responsible for the death of two Angelenos.
The City Council voted 12-0 to establish the rewards. Council members Monica Rodriguez, Heather Hutt and Traci Park were absent during the vote.
The first reward is for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in the murder of Juan Cuevas on Jan. 9, 2019. Cuevas was standing on the sidewalk in front of 4711 Beverly Blvd. when he was approached by someone who had been dropped off by a car near where the shooting occurred.
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The suspect, who was described only as a male, walked toward Cuevas and shot him. Cuevas then ran to a nearby liquor store and collapsed, according to city documents. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died.
The second reward was reinstated Tuesday, after first being issued on Jan. 7, 2022. The reward is for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in the murder of Marcelis Gude, who was killed on June 15, 2021.
At approximately 8:20 p.m. that day, 22-year-old Gude was standing in the area of 102nd Street and San Pedro Street when unknown suspects exited a passing vehicle and opened fire in his direction. An 8-year-old girl who was riding her bicycle in the area was also struck in an arm by gunfire.
The suspects re-entered their vehicle and fled the scene. The victims were transported to local medical centers, where Gude was later pronounced dead.
Both rewards will be available for about six months from the date of advertisement by the City Clerk's Office.
Council members Hugo Soto-Martinez and Marqueece Harris-Dawson introduced motions calling for the rewards, respectively.
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