LOS ANGELES (LAPD) – On May 8, 2022, around 7:40 am, Los Angeles Police Department, Topanga Division patrol officers received a radio call to respond to a 911 call reporting an Assault with a Deadly Weapon suspect at a residence in the 22500 block of Victory Blvd. Officers arrived at the location and found three juveniles unresponsive inside the location, ages ranging from 8 to 12 years old. Los Angeles City Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene and determined all three children were deceased.
The children’s mother, 38-year-old Angela Flores, and a 16-year-old subject were detained for further investigation. During the subsequent investigation, Flores admitted to killing her children with the assistance of the 16-year-old subject. Flores was arrested for three counts of murder, and booked at Van Nuys Jail.
Flores is being held on $6,000,000 bail. The 16-year-old subject was arrested for one count of 187(a) PC, Murder, and is being held without bail at Sylmar Juvenile Hall.
[It’s unclear at this time how the children died.]
This case will be presented to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Abused Child Section, Juvenile Division, at (213) 486-0500, from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm. During non-business hours or weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call The LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu. Tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.