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# Santa Monica police arrest teens suspected of murder
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-police-arrest-teens-suspected-of-murder/
- Published: 2002-11-08T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:52:38.000Z
- Author: Carolyn Sackariason
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*Two suspects accused of killing 19-year-old woman on beach*

Santa Monica police have arrested and charged two people with murder for allegedly killing a young black woman at Santa Monica Beach less than two weeks ago.

Kristopher Charles Bean, an 18-year-old black male of Los Angeles, and a 17-year-old black female, also of Los Angeles, were booked on murder charges and taken into custody Wednesday.

They are accused of killing Tiffany Sharene Scott, 19, of Los Angeles, who was found shot to death near lifeguard tower No. 20 on Oct. 26 at 10:10 p.m. after witnesses heard gun shots and saw two people running away from the scene.

The female, whose identity is not being released because she is a juvenile, was arrested at the Santa Monica Police Department at 7:30 p.m.

“She was here being interviewed by detectives and was later arrested,” said SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega.

Four and a half hours later, Bean was taken into custody at his home in the 2200 block of Hobart Boulevard in Los Angeles by Santa Monica police. After a search warrant was served on Bean, his car and home, he was arrested at 11:55 p.m. Evidence was recovered by police, but it’s unclear what was found.

Bean is being held in the Santa Monica Jail without bail. The female was transported Eastlake Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles.

Scott was found lying in the sand on Santa Monica Beach between Bay Street and Hollister Avenue. Police said Scott had several gun shot wounds to her chest and stomach.

Detectives are not releasing a motive for the killing.

Many pieces of evidence were recovered at the scene by police. The next day, a homeless man recovered an additional bullet.

“Some evidence was recovered by the use of a metal detector near the lifeguard stand,” Fabrega said.

Although police are not saying what led to the arrests, an investigation into Scott’s life led to questioning of her family and friends.

“We may not know any of the suspects, but once you find out who the victim is and her friends and who she went out with, that circle widens and more people talk,” Fabrega said.

Scott’s murder is the seventh homicide this year in Santa Monica. In three of the incidents, the suspected murderers committed suicide. Police have arrested and charged the alleged murderers in all of the other homicides.

In 2001, there were two homicides in the city.

Santa Monica detectives are investigating the crime. Anyone with information should call the Santa Monica Robbery/Homicide Unit at (310) 458-8451 or the watch commander at (310) 458- 8426.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 8, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/110802.pdf?ref=smdp.com)