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Somber Vigil Held In Silver Lake For Slain Trader Joe’s Manager

SILVER LAKE (CBSLA) — An emotional vigil was held Wednesday for Melyda “Mely” Corado, the Trader Joe’s manager who was fatally wounded in a shootout between police and an attempted murder suspect last Saturday. “There is a piece of it that feels like it happened to me, This was a tragedy and a trauma that affected all of us,” said one woman, one of hundreds who came out to show their support for the victim and her family. KCAL9’s Crystal Cruz reports that tragedy is what brought out many people in Silver Lake just outside the store where Corado was killed. “It was incredibly horrifying what happened here and I just wanted to show my support for the victim and her family and everyone who was involved with that,” said one young man. The community is keeping Corado’s family, including her brother Albert, in their thoughts. The LAPD released body camera video and confirmed Corado was killed by one of their bullets. They were returning fire from suspect Gene Atkins who took hostages after shooting his girlfriend and grandmother. The L.A. County Coroner identified Melyda “Mely” Corado as the victim of the shooting at the Silver Trader Joe’s on July 21, 2018. (Source: Joe Cordova/GoFundMe) Silver Lake resident, and well-known actress Anne-Marie Johnson says she doesn’t blame the officers. “I’m not second guessing the LAPD. People would be complaining if they didn’t take action,” Johnson said. A priest prayed and blessed the sidewalk where a memorial of flowers and heartfelt notes like “I didn’t know you but I can tell by the posts and your pics that you were one of the good ones” are being left. Neighbor Jerome Courshon hopes politicians are watching. “Look this a wake up call on some level for people to realize that gun violence is an issue that hasn’t been addressed by our elected representatives, and I’m pro gun. But we don’t have any viable laws on the books across this country,” Jerome Courshon. The attorney for Corado’s family plans on releasing a statement about her death on Thursday.

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July 26, 2018 0 comment

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Hemet Father Dies In Extreme Heat

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HEMET (CBSLA) — A heat wave in Hemet last weekend might have claimed the life of a local father. Eddie King was 37 years old and healthy. A father of four with no pre-existing medical conditions, his fiance Nicole Young says. On Friday afternoon King was overcome by triple digit heat and rushed to the hospital. King called Young from the local hospital, saying he had fainted in the heat at their storage facility. It was 113 degrees that Friday afternoon. “He said he passed out. Woke up and they were loading him into the ambulance from heat exhaustion and dehydration,” said Young. Chief Scott Brown with the Hemet Fire Department confirms that AMR picked King up at a Cube Smart Storage on Florida Avenue Friday afternoon. They transported him to Hemet Valley Medical Center for “heat exposure” and possible “heat injury.” When he called he thought he had been at the hospital for long enough. “They had triaged him. They had put an IV into his arm. But then they had accidentally ripped it out so when they tried to put it back in the same arm he wouldn’t let them,” said Young. King told her he was going to leave. A source tells CBSLA King left the hospital on his own against medical advice to stay. At 11 p.m. it was still near 90 degrees outside. Since Young was out of town, King walked. He made it less than half a mile down the road. “My assumption is he got as far as he could walking, laid down to rest and couldn’t go anymore and just never woke up,” said Young. King was found dead under a tree the following morning. His shoes were off. His head resting on the curb like a pillow. “Like a bad nightmare,” said Young. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office says his official cause of death could take weeks, pending toxicology results. But Young says they told his family he had signs of dehydration and hyperthermia — overheating caused by extreme heat. “I don’t think he knew he was as sick as he was or I don’t think he would have left,” said Young. This was the third in a series of suspected heat-related deaths that weekend. The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical, funeral and other expenses.

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July 14, 2018 0 comment