KAITLYN AVILA

Motion - On September 24, 2006 at approximately 2:45 pm three-year-old Kaitlyn Avila was shot to death as she was being taken out of a vehicle by her father in front of 4534 Pinafore Street in Baldwin Village. As a suspect or suspects and any other person or persons responsible for this crime represents an ongoing threat to the safety of the people of Los Angeles, it is appropriate for the City of Los Angeles to offer a reward for information leading to the identification and apprehension of the person or persons responsible for this crime. THEREFORE MOVE that, by adoption of this motion, the City Council provide an offer of reward for information leading to the identification and apprehension of the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of three-year-old Kaitlyn Avila on September 24, 2006, and in support thereof make the following findings pursuant to Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC): 1. That the brutal shooting death of three-year-old Kaitlyn Avila on September 24, 2006 in front of 4534 Pinafore Street in Baldwin Village was caused by the willful misconduct of one or more persons. 2. That this offer of reward is consistent with and taken for the immediate protection of the public peace, health and safety of local residents, as well as visitors to the City, and is consistent with the need to arrest and convict the person or persons who, because of not being apprehended, could by their actions further terrorize and present a continuing and immediate menace to the rights of persons in the City. 3. That the brutal shooting death of three-year-old Kaitlyn Avila is an especially disturbing crime and therefore, as a matter of public policy, the City hereby offers a reward as an added inducement for persons to come forward with information leading to the identification and apprehension of the person or persons committing the willful misconduct. 4. That the sum of $50,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance. 5. That the offer of reward shall be in effect for 60 days from the date of the advertisement of the reward by the City Clerk. FURTHER MOVE that the City Clerk be directed to cause notices and/or advertisements to be duly published according to the requirements of Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of LAAC, and to thereby cause the offer of reward to become effective.

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