By ALEXANDRIA BORDAS | Reporter
Authorities confirmed to the Palisadian-Post that a shotgun found on Will Rogers State Beach (not Will Rogers State Historic Park as first reported) is being investigated as a possible match for the murder weapon used in the Hollywood shooting that killed a 30-year-old woman on Sunday, July 5.
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Ezeoma Obioha, 31, was arrested and is charged with capital murder in the slaying of Carrie Jean Melvin. Obioha pleaded not guilty and has been ordered to remain in jail without bail until his next court hearing on Aug. 31.
Obioha is accused of murdering Melvin execution-style with a shotgun as she walked down Sunset Boulevard with her boyfriend in Hollywood on July 5.
Authorities believe the attack may have been fueled by a financial dispute in which a check written to Melvin by Obioha bounced and she threatened to take him to court. Detectives also said a possible motive is that Melvin scorned Obioha’s romantic advances.
Obioha headed his own private security firm and at one point worked for a private security company in Pacific Palisades, according to an LA Times article.
ACS, Gates Security/Palisades Patrol and SSA all confirmed that Obioha has never been an employee of their firms.
ADT has not yet responded to the Post’s requests for employee verification.
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