Yeprem Khotsuryan, 62

April 29, 2014

Yeprem Khotsuryan, a 62-year-old white man, was shot and killed Tuesday, April 29, in the 5000 block of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Feliz, according to coroner’s records.

About 12:10 p.m., LAPD’s Northeast Division patrol officers responded to a call reporting a shooting in the area, according to a news release from the department. When officers arrived, they found Khotsuryan, a business owner, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Khotsuryan was pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

The suspect was described as a male of unknown descent who was wearing a gray hoodie. The motive appears to be robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call Northeast Division Homicide detectives at (323) 344-5744. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

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Six reader comments

I would always visit his shop when I was a child growing up in the neighborhood, my grandparents were good friends with him and brought me to his store often in the early 2000's. I especially loved conversing with him and browsing the items he was selling in his store, he was so nice that one time he gifted me a toy when he learned my grandpa couldn't afford to buy it for me. He was the kindest person that I could think of, very well known and respected in the community, and what happened to him was truly an unimaginable, devastating tragedy. Even after all these years and even after I moved away from that area in 2006, I still remember him and the fond memories I had at his shop. May his kind soul rest in peace, and may the despicable person who killed this innocent, defenseless kind man face justice and eternal damnation in hell for what he did to Yeprem.

— Raphael Movsesian Nov. 18, 2017 at 12:38 a.m.