Event Brief
LA Man Charged With Murdering Three in Hollywood
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: A 57-year-old Los Angeles man, Patrick Kevin Spurlock, has been charged with three counts of murder for a triple homicide at a Hollywood apartment last month. Prosecutors allege he held three men at gunpoint and shot them at close range. Spurlock is being held without bail, and a mental competency hearing is set for Aug. 31.
WHO: Patrick Kevin Spurlock; Jeremiah Badeker; Jack Cartegena; Michael Bogacz; Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman
WHAT: Charged with three counts of murder in connection with the shooting deaths of three men at a Hollywood apartment; held without bail; mental competency hearing scheduled.
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM ET
WHERE: Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
WHY: No motive has been reported; the charges allege Spurlock shot and killed the three men after holding them at gunpoint.
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