Couple’s reconciliation meeting ends in shooting, police say
When Michael Lajun Green met up with his ex-girlfriend — and the mother of his two young children — at a room in the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, they were attempting to reconcile after a period of discord and estrangement, Los Angeles police said.
But early Monday, the couple began to argue. The confrontation turned physical, investigators said, and shortly before 5 a.m. Green pulled out a handgun and shot his ex-girlfriend in the head before fleeing with the children.
The woman, who was not immediately identified, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Authorities said her wound was not life-threatening.
An Amber Alert was issued Monday afternoon for the children, 6-month-old Zyler Green and Maaliyah Green, who is 11/2. A short time later, detectives found the suspect and the children near the intersection of Hart Street and Jordan Avenue in Canoga Park.
The children did not appear to be hurt, said Lt. Alan Hamilton of the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division.
The Sportsmen’s Lodge operates a hotel and events center, which have both become part of Los Angeles history. The hotel, which opened in 1962, was where Robert Kennedy stayed before he was assassinated.
The lodge, which opened in the 1880s as a restaurant next to a trout-fishing lake, was a gathering spot for such Hollywood stars as Clark Gable and Bette Davis.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the LAPD’s North Hollywood station at (818) 623-4016.
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