Father of slain UCLA student at LA furniture store slams politicians for ignoring spike in crime | Daily Mail Online
The architectural design student from Pacific Palisades was discovered 20 minutes later by a customer. She died at the scene before help could arrive.
The LAPD determined that it was a random attack and the suspect did not know the victim. Police say he was wearing a dark hoodie, sunglasses, a white N-95 mask, and carrying a dark back pack.
‘Crime is truly spiking, and we have a lot of criminals on the streets that shouldn’t be out,’ Kupfer’s father told Fox News.
His daughter had been working as a design consultant at the high-end furniture store popular with celebrities like Mandy Moore, whose Pasadena home features a Croft House sofa, according to Architectural Digest.
‘She was a kind soul and always was trying to make herself better and everything around her better,’ Kupfer, said as he fought back tears. ‘She cared about people.’
The murder comes amid a huge crime surge in Los Angeles, with homicides in Los Angeles rising 52 per cent last year from 2019, and shooting incidents were up 59 per cent, according to LAPD data.
Kupfer says he believes politicians are ignoring this spike in violent crime.
‘We need to champion [my daughter] as a beacon of what’s wrong and make sure that people recognize that because it could be their children next, and it’s just an impossible price to pay,’ he said.
My son and his girlfriend live in the LA area (Pasadena). I hope they’re being careful. I hope these crimes are limited to certain areas in LA?