Four Arrested in Northridge Shooting

UPDATE | Dec. 6, 2012 2:00 P.M.: The victims of Sunday's shooting were identified today by the Los Angeles County coroner's offce as Amanda Ghossen, 24, from Monterey Park; Jennifer Kim, 26, from Montebello; Robert Calabia, 34, from Los Angeles; and Teofilo Navales, 49, from Castaic. 

UPDATE | Dec. 6, 2012 12:20 P.M.: The four suspects arrested in connected with the slayings of two men and two women in Northridge over the weekend have agreed to be extradited from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.

ORIGINAL STORY | Dec. 6 2012 11:00 A.M.: Four suspects arrested in connection with the weekend killings of four people in Northridge could return to Los Angeles this weekend. The suspects appeared in court Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada and have not been charged been charged yet with any crimes related to the quadruple murder.

Ka Pasasouk, 31, of Los Angeles; Howard Alcantara, 30, of Glendale; Donna Rabulan, 30 of Los Angeles, and Christina Neal, 31, of Los Angeles were arrested Monday in Las Vegas for their alleged involvement in the murders. Pasasouk is booked on suspicion of murder, and the others on assisting a felon, according to Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. Alcantara is also booked on suspicion of robbery. 

The LA District Attorney's Office has yet to file any charges.

The dead were identified Thursday by the LA County coroner's office as Amanda Ghossen, 24, of Monterey Park; Jennifer Kim, 26, of Montebello; Robert Calabia, 34, of Los Angeles; and Teofilo Nevales, 49, of Castaic.

Beck declined to provide details on the motive of the killings, but said the victims were targeted.

"People can be somewhat comforted by the fact that these individuals were all known to each other. This was not a random occurrence. It evolved from a dispute,'' Beck told reporters today. "We are quite content we will be able to explain the motive to the District Attorney.''

The suspects were arrested Monday afternoon at the Silverton hotel and casino near the Las Vegas strip. The Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. released a statement saying the arrests were made possible by locating a black Audi with no license plates believed to be used by the suspects.

The shootings occurred Sunday around 4:30 a.m. at a house in the 17400 block of Devonshire Street, according to LAPD. The victims were visiting friends, and neighbors reported hearing screaming and gunshots before the victims were found outside of the unlicensed boarding home.

The owner of the home, Yag Kapil, told the Los Angeles Times he was asleep inside when the shootings occurred but didn't hear anything. He also denied he was running the home.