SM police investigate murder
By Daily Press staff
A Santa Monica man was murdered Saturday night and police have arrested his girlfriend, her son and another man in connection with the crime.
Gabriel Edward Becerrada, 38, was shot multiple times in front of a low-income housing project at 815 Ashland Ave. shortly before 1:20 a.m. on March 7.
Sandra Alfaro, 34, her 17-year-old son and his friend, Luke Yeron, 19, were arrested for murder by Santa Monica Police after an extensive investigation. All of them are Santa Monica residents. Alfaro and Yeron are being held on $1 million bail each and the juvenile, who remains unidentified because of his age, has no bail.
Becerrada, who was recently released from state prison and was on parole, was found by police dead in front an apartment door after they received a call from a resident who heard a woman screaming and shots fired, said SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega. It’s the first homicide in Santa Monica this year.
SMPD detectives are conducting more search warrants relating to the homicide. If anyone has information about the incident, they should call the SMPD’s robbery/homicide unit at (310) 458-8451.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 9, 2004. Read the original PDF.