Los Angeles: Two robbery suspects were attempting to rob a couple late Monday night when a Los Angeles Police Officer intervened, resulting in an officer involved shooting that caused the death of one of the suspects.
On July 6, 2009, at around 11:15 p.m. Officer Kenneth Collard, 13 years 9 months with the Department, was driving a plain police car, in full uniform, working a Burglary from Motor Vehicle and Grand Theft Auto Detail. Officer Collard had just listened to a radio broadcast of a Robbery and Attempt Carjacking that described two suspects believed to be armed with a gun.
As Officer Collard was driving east in the 11300 block of Iowa Avenue, he saw two men matching the description of the robbery/attempt carjack suspects, and one of them was fighting with another man, as a woman stood nearby. The man and woman were later determined to be victim's of an attempt robbery. Officer Collard stopped and got out of his car and identified himself as a Los Angeles Police Officer.
One of the suspects later identified as Matthew Ryan Ingels, a 23 year old White man from Tarzana, immediately ran from the location. The other suspect, Pedro Fernandez, a 24 year-old Hispanic man from Tarzana, who had been fighting with the other man when Officer Collard drove up, advanced towards the Officer with an object in his hand, at which time an officer involved shooting occurred.
Fernandez was hit and subsequently died at scene.
Ingels was taken into custody after a K-9 Search of the surrounding area. He is being held on a variety of charges, including Murder, Robbery, Attempt Robbery, and Carjacking. His bail is set at $1 million dollars.
Ingels and Fernandez were identified as the suspects involved in the original crime broadcast Officer Collard heard. They are also believed to be involved in at least one other robbery/carjack incident.
Force Investigation Division is investigating the officer involved shooting. West Los Angeles Detectives are investigating the robberies.
Wow What a shame pedro
fernandez served in the
us army just returned from iraq . and this is how he dies.
Posted by: evy506@aol.com | July 15, 2009 at 09:41 PM
I knew pedro and Mathew pretty well. They were getting help for there mental disabilities. they left tarzana treatment center for a VA hospital appointment and this is what happened. Murder if you ask me
Posted by: Bo | July 23, 2009 at 06:27 PM
Bo is right. Felony murder is correct as one of the charges Matthew will be facing, since a death occurred in the commission of a felony.
Regardless of your life's difficulties, everyone is responsible for decisions one makes, such as deciding to rob and assault innocent citizens walking down a street.
All decisions have consequences.
Posted by: b&wop | July 24, 2009 at 08:55 AM
Mental disabiliy??? Is being a selfish little brat a mental disability?? Matthew chose this path in spite of the fact he has a beautiful wife and son, all he cared about was his getting high. I hope the judge throws the book at him. RIP pedro, I am sorry you went out with Matthew that night!!
Posted by: friend | July 25, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Well Bo, then you should have showed them how not to act like a bunch of savages! Unless you're into the same CRIMINAL activity? If so, you live by the gun, you just might die by the gun. Sounds like the only thing "murdered" here were the last remaining braincells you three shared. Pedro chose his exit in this world, not the Officer. I am just glad Pedro's victims and the Officer are ok.
Posted by: Ed O'Shea | July 25, 2009 at 03:20 PM