Man, Woman Charged With Attempted Murder In Violent Granada Hills Carjacking

GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA) – Two people accused of pistol-whipping one man and shooting a second person during a carjacking in Granada Hills Monday have been apprehended.

Gilbert Cirino and Anna Kontos, both 29, were arrested Tuesday on attempted murder charges.

The carjacking occurred at 9:45 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of McLennan Avenue.

According to Los Angeles police, a man was approached by Cirino and Kontos, who pistol-whipped him, forced him into his own car, and then drove away with him.

The man was somehow able to escape and call for help. However, when a second person came to his aid, the suspects pistol-whipped and then shot that second person in the chest, police said.

The suspects then ran away.

The two victims were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. They were not identified. It's unclear if the victims knew each other or the suspects prior to the carjacking.

Cirino and Kontos were captured within a day of the carjacking, police said. Cirino was being held without bail. Kontos bail was set at $1.13 million.