{"id":54076,"date":"2022-11-01T15:41:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T22:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54076"},"modified":"2022-11-01T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T22:41:31","slug":"l-a-county-board-of-supervisors-extend-50k-reward-offered-in-murdered-preschooler-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54076","title":{"rendered":"L.A. County Board of Supervisors Extend $50K Reward Offered in Murdered Preschooler Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a\u00a0motion<\/a>\u00a0by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to extend the $50,000 reward offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the murder of four-year-old Salvador Esparza III.<\/p>\n

The young boy was shot while standing on the porch of a home in unincorporated Altadena on July 5, 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shooting violently and tragically ended the life of an innocent little boy,\u201d said\u00a0Supervisor Kathryn Barger<\/strong>. \u201cSix months ago, I doubled the reward amount offered from $25,000 to $50,000. I am extending the reward because I have faith that someone will have the courage to do the right thing. Help us identify the perpetrator who robbed Salvador of his future and left a hole in his family\u2019s heart. Justice for the Esparza family must be served.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pasadena Mayor Victor M. Gordo<\/strong>\u00a0urged the community to do their part.<\/p>\n

“Chavita Esparza would be 10 years old today had he not been murdered in July of 2016,\u201d\u00a0Mayor Gordo<\/strong>\u00a0said. \u201cI am grateful to Supervisor Barger for extending the reward to encourage the public to step up and provide the information needed to help solve the horrific killing of 4 year old Chavita. Once again, I appeal to our community to step up, help identify the perpetrator of this heinous crime, and bring closure to Chavita’s family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The murder is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department (LASD) Homicide Division. To report a tip or provide information related to this shooting, contact\u00a0Sergeant Dominick Recchia\u00a0<\/strong>at (323) 890-5500. Spanish interpreters and interpreters who speak other languages are available. Tips can also be reported to the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at\u00a0lacrimestoppers.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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