Officers from the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 2600 block of 29th Street in Santa Monica on January 25 at around 10:25 AM. The gunshot victim was found by police sitting in his parked car.
William Edwards III, a 46-year-old Los Angeles resident, was identified as the victim. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and passed away there.
Officers were given the suspect’s broad direction of travel by witnesses who observed her depart the area. Throughout the day, detectives from the SMPD put up great effort to identify and track down the culprit who was apprehended this morning in West Los Angeles. Investigations are ongoing to determine the crime’s motivation.
In custody is 27-year-old Kayla Denise Mackey, who is homeless at the moment.
The Santa Monica Police Department is appreciative of the public’s help in this inquiry. Detective Burciaga at George.Burciaga@santamonica.gov, Detective Sergeant Gradle at Ryan.Gradle@santamonica.gov, or the Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310-458-8427 are the people to contact if you have any information on this person or event.
As soon as the Santa Monica Police Department releases further information, we will update this website (isinfo24).
