The FBI was asking for the public’s help in finding an "armed and dangerous" man who fled to Los Angeles from Washington, where he is wanted for a slaying that took place this week.
Federal agents say 29-year-old Robert Deshawn Grott shot a man dead in a Tacoma, Washington, convenience store parking lot Monday.
Grott fired 46 shots, striking the victim more than 10 times, according to the Tacoma Police Department. The victim, 23-year-old Julian Jemar Thomas, was found in a bullet-riddled vehicle.
The next day, investigators learned that Grott and his brother, Rashard Dominque Grott, were in Los Angeles. The FBI confirmed that Robert Grott spent the night in a downtown LA-area hotel on Tuesday night.
The brother, who was wanted for allegedly helping Grott flee, surrendered to authorities in LA on Wednesday and confessed that they had driven down from Tacoma to LA.
After the shooting, photos taken at the scene led authorities to issue a search warrant at Grott's home, where they found a case for a 9mm gun that matched the shell casings found at the crime scene.
Investigators say Robert Grott is considered "armed and dangerous" and should not be approached. The gun believed to be used in the killing has not been recovered.
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Anyone with information on Grott's whereabouts was urged to call police immediately.
