Overview
- Los Angeles police arrested 57‑year‑old Patrick Kevin Spurlock in mid‑August and he is being held without bail in county custody on homicide charges.
- Police say three men were shot inside a Hollywood Hills apartment on July 24 and their bodies were found after a welfare check four days later.
- The Los Angeles County district attorney charged Spurlock with three counts of murder and filed special allegations for multiple murders, a prior murder conviction, and intentional firearm discharge.
- Spurlock was previously convicted in a 2003 Washington fatal shooting after entering a Newton plea, served about 17 years, was released in 2022, and later ran unsuccessfully for Congress.
- Investigators say motive and Spurlock’s relationship to the victims remain unclear, the probe is ongoing, and authorities ask anyone with information to contact LAPD detectives.