Second Man Charged in Gang Assault That Left Five Dead

A second suspect was formally charged Thursday with five counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder in what police have described as the bloodiest gang-related attack in Los Angeles history.

Investigators say Fred Knight, 18, and an accomplice drove up in a car last Oct. 12 and fired a fusillade of bullets into a group of young people arriving for a party at a home on West 54th Street. Five of the guests were killed and six were wounded.

The attack apparently was in retaliation for a rival gang’s theft of a car owned by the accomplice, Keith Tyrone Fudge, according to police. Fudge, also known as “Ace Capone,” was arrested a month after the shootings. The 18-year-old man currently is in custody, awaiting trial on the same counts as Knight.

Arrest Made at Home

Knight was arrested without incident Tuesday night at his home on South Wilton Place, according to Lt. Paul Jefferson, commander of the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Bureau CRASH (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) unit.

“We developed information on him through a witness that placed him at the scene of the crime, doing some shooting,” Jefferson said.