Valley Village, CA —Six men were shot and four of them have died at a shooting on April 3 at the Hot Spot Café. The men killed were identified by police as, Harut Baburyan, 28, Sarkis Karadjian, 26, Vardan Tofalyan, 31, and Hayk Yegnanyan, 25. Now the LAPD has named their suspect as Nerses Arthur Galstyan , 28 who is also wanted along with others by the BATFE for charges of selling three firearms without a license to a paid informant. Rumors have circulated that the shooting may be part of a dispute among Armenian gang members. Police are also looking for a connection between this shooting and the unsolved Hollywood murder of Karyn Safaryan at the apartment building where she lived. Neighbors have describe the Hot Spot Cafe as a meeting place for shady men and hostile to potential customers who were turned away. Police and prosecutors also disclosed that Baburyan, one of the victims, was a career criminal. He had served various prison terms for attempted auto fraud, possession of ...

Valley Village, CA —In a Mediterranean restaurant called the Hot Spot Café, six men were gunned down around 5:00 PM Saturday. LAPD officers from the North Hollywood Division are investigating and so far not offered a motive for the carnage. Rumors are circulating that this was a dispute between rival Armenian gangs. Four of the men have died from their wounds and the other two are in critical condition at this hour. Police are looking for a heavyset white or Armenian man in his 30s who reportedly fled in an automobile. There will be a lot more to this story and I will post it as it develops. Here is an update: