California Mayor Daniel Crespo Shot And Killed By His Wife During Domestic Dispute

A California mayor was shot and killed Tuesday during what authorities told NBC News was a domestic dispute involving his wife and son.
Daniel Crespo Sr., 45, was shot “multiple” times in the upper torso about 2:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. ET), the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

Crespo, who is mayor of the Los Angeles-area city of Bell Gardens, died a short time later at a hospital.

His wife Lyvette Crespo, 43, was detained, questioned and later released without being charged.

After interviewing Lyvette Crespo, Sheriff’s homicide detectives “determined that no arrests will be made at this time,” the department said in a statement late Tuesday.

“The facts of the case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office who will determine if criminal charges will be filed.”

Deputies said the couple were arguing when their 19-year-old son, Daniel Jr., intervened.

Lyvette Crespo then grabbed a firearm and shot her husband, according to investigators.

Their son voluntarily surrendered to Bell Gardens police, sheriff’s Lt. Steve Jauch told NBC News.

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