Alleged Inglewood school shooter charged with murder and attempted murder
The Monterey Park man accused of shooting two employees of an Inglewood aviation training school last week has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
Jesse Figueroa, 40, was an employee at the Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, the place where he allegedly opened fire and shot the school's dean and her receptionist.
He worked as an unarmed security guard at the school located on Aviation Boulevard near LAX. The shooting took place May 2 around 3:40 p.m.
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts told CBS News Los Angeles that the incident was not random, but workplace violence and that Figueroa "had some disagreement about something he felt that the dean had done."
He said the main victim was the 35-year-old dean, but that the 37-year-old receptionist was also shot. According to Butts, the aide was injured but stable.
Police say that Figueroa was armed with a handgun when he opened fire on the two women. The suspect was detained by Los Angeles Police Department officers around 6 p.m. on Friday, according to Inglewood police. Authorities said a gun was found in his vehicle.
On Tuesday afternoon, Taylor Murray, the sister of Dr. Cameisha Clark confirmed that her sister had died on Monday. Taylor said that Clark was recently promoted to dean at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology.
"We are beyond devastated. Cameisha 's life was taken from us far too soon in an act of senseless violence that no woman should ever endure," Murray said. "She was an amazing person who didn't deserve this. She was living her best life doing the work she loved."
The name of the other victim who was shot has not been released yet.
Spartan College Inglewood Campus president Chris Becker issued a statement earlier. "We are deeply saddened and upset by what transpired. Our thoughts are with our two staff members who are in medical care and their families during this time. Counseling services and support are being arranged for students and staff for the coming days."
Figueroa is being held on $5.3 million bail, with an arraignment hearing scheduled for May 29.
