A 41-year-old man with a previous felony conviction was convicted Wednesday of a two-day shooting spree in downtown Los Angeles that left two homeless men dead and a third seriously injured.
Clifford Chaun Loyer was found guilty of two counts each of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, along with one count each of attempted murder, grand theft auto and grand theft of a firearm, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Jurors also found true the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, along with an allegation that he caused great bodily injury to the surviving victim, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Loyer is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole, with sentencing set June 26 in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.
“Over two days in April 2024, Clifford Chaun Loyer armed himself with a stolen handgun and hunted human beings on the streets of downtown Los Angeles,” District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement announcing the verdict.
“He targeted three unhoused individuals, shooting each of them in the head and killing two. This case shows exactly why people who commit acts of extreme violence must be taken off our streets before they can claim more victims.”
Hochman said the surviving victim “displayed extraordinary courage” and testified with a bullet still lodged in his neck.
There’s not much coverage on this person. It’s as if everything about him is sealed away. Who is he? What were his motives?