shawn laval smith police that he is homeless and a long criminal record in several states. charged with firing a weapon into a car where a man was sitting with his toddler son back in 2019. he apparently left south carolina after being freed on bail. now there's been a lot of talk before incense brianna kupfer's murder and prosecutors here in l.a. and elsewhere being soft on crime. too many people like shawn laval smith been put back on the streets. listen here. >> it is heartbreaking and inferior rating and i tell you from prosecutors to police officers we are looking for a better day for sure. >> the lapd chief says in the meantime there needs to be a greater focus here on dealing with the twin crises of homelessness and mental health. listen again. the fact of the matter is, over the weekend if an individual suffering a mental health crisis they are likely the only resource they had was 911 in the police officer or firefighter. that is wrong. >> shawn laval smith meantime is out here somewhere police believe he is in the l.a. area or nearby in the region they say they're

brooke. >> the lapd says shawn laval smith is who they are looking for and are offering $250,000 we ward for information leading to his arrest. smith is on the loose. jail records show it is not the first time he slipped under the radar. smith has a rap sheetet spannin both coasts, including arrests in san francisco and south carolina. somehow he was freed on $1000 bail in october for undisclosed misdemeanor charge. last week he crossed paths with brianna kupfer who was working at a luxury furniture store in l.a. and police say smith targeted her in a random act of violence. listen. >> brianna kupfer was working in the store by herself. she sent a text to a friend letting her know there was someone inside the location that was giving her a bad vibe. >> brianna kupfer's father is blaming politicians for the rise in crime. he joined fox t.v. yesterday. >> she had aspirations that will be ended by this. she will live on in many ways, but this kind of tragedy can't befall more people. >> after the murder, chilling video shows smith buying a vape pen just 30 minutes later n. new york city hun

. >> steve: career criminal by the name of shawn laval smith.ian invasion of ukraine could be imminent. >> this is an extremely dangerous situation. >> i strongly, strongly hope that we can keep this on a diplomatic peaceful path. >> brian: dismissing parents role in education. >> i hope we see the same results that happened in virginia. >> biden administration accepting limited orders for free, at home covid tests. >> what bothers me is they are not saving the tests or targeting the tests and the masks to the people that are the most vulnerable. ♪ ready or not ♪ here i come ♪ ready or not ♪ here i come. >> ainsley: ready or not, it's wednesday morning. get the kids ready, as brian would say, get dressed. this is kentucky's largest city. this is louisville, kentucky. and it sits on the ohio river. you are going to get some rain if you live there today. so take your umbrella, a high of 49 degrees. but tomorrow will be a lot prettier. i looked at what's the coldest month in louisville and it's usually in january. average at night is about 25 degre

police believe that person was 31-year-old shawn laval smith who they say is the man in this video leavings seen on this security camera video from a nearby 7-eleven calmly walking in, paying for what looked like a vaping pen and equally calmly walking out. laval smith is believed to be homeless and a long criminal record across the country. the most serious charge appears to be firing a weapon into a vehicle occupied by a man and his young son in charleston, south carolina in 2019. it seems laval smith left the state in 2020 after being released on bond. another example, critics say, of too many criminals being released too easily. be it in south carolina or california where laval smith was also freed on $1,000 bond for a misdemeanor. >> it's just heart-breaking and infuriating and i can tell you that from prosecutors to police officers, we're looking for a better day for sure. >> we expect shawn laval smith to be charged with murder and arraigned by friday. a vigil for brianna kupfer will be held tomorrow to mark one week from the moment she was so brutally killed. bret? >> bret: jonatha

>> sandra, police say shawn laval smith left the store via a back alley, leaving brianna kupfer dying, covered in blood, just 30 minutes later laval smith was seen on this video at a nearby 7-11, calmly walking in and out. he is believed to be homeless and long criminal record in several states. the most serious incident we have uncovered happening not here in california, but all the way across the country in south carolina where laval smith was charged with firing a weapon into a car where a man was sitting with his toddler son in 2019. he apparently left south carolina after being freed on bail there. now before and since brianna kupfer's murder there has been a lot of talk about prosecutors here in l.a. and obviously elsewhere being soft on crime and too soft on too many criminals like laval smith who are being put back on the streets. listen here. >> it's just heartbreaking and infuriating, and from prosecutors to police officers we are looking for a better day for sure. >> the lapd chief here says there needs to be a greater focus on dealing with the twin crises of homelessness a

the arrest comes just 24 hours after police released this surveillance video of the suspect shawn laval smithponsible for the death of brianna kupfer. the 24-year-old was alone in a furniture store when smith allegedly entered and stabbed her multiple times. minutes earlier she texted a friend saying someone at the store gave her a bad vibe. her father condemned the seemingly random attack. >> i would love to tell you there's going to be a point where we're going to be better. i feel like's just going to be a big missing piece. >> we will get him prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: homicides in los angeles jumped nearly 12% in 2021. nationwide, there was a 20% increase in violent crime from 2019 to 2020. ♪ in times square, hundreds gathered to mourn another violent death. the murder of michelle go. >> we have a right to feel safe in our streets and in our subways. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was killed when a suspect who police say suffered from mental illness pushed her in front of an oncoming subway train saturday morning. >> not all individuals who are struggling wit

the arrest comes just 24 hours after police released the surveillance video of the suspect, shawn laval smithlieve is responsible for the death of brianna kupfer. the 24-year-old was alone at work in a los angeles furniture store when smith allegedly entered and stabbed her multiple times. minutes earlier, she texted a friend saying someone at the store gave her a bad vibe.st kupfer's father condemned the seemingly random attack. >> i would love to tell you that there's going to be a point where we're going to be better, but i feel like it's just going to be a big missing piece. >> we will get him prosecuted t. >> we will get him prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: homicides in los angeles jumped nearly 12% in 2021. nationwide, there was a 20% increase in violent crime from 2019 to 2020. in times square last night, hundreds gathered to mourn another violent death, the murder of michelle go. >> we have a right to feel safe in our streets and in our subways. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was killed when a suspect, who police say suffered from mental illness, pushed her in f

cupper if's accused killer, shawn laval smith, who was out on bail, has a lengthy arrest record in california and the carolinas, including vandalism, trespassing, and weaponing charges. he allegedly stabbed the 24-year-old in the middle of the day at the furniture store where she was working alone, smith seen in this surveillance video just minutes after the murder. kupfer's heartbroken father in shock. >> you don't want to hear it. you want to not believe it. >> reporter: that same day, los angeles police say another homeless man, kerry bell, struck 70-year-old nurse sandra shells in the face at a bus stop. her skull fracturing as she hit the ground. >> it's sad. it's sad to hear. getting ready to retire and this is what happens. >> reporter: police found bell, who's been arrested previously in several states, sleeping a short distance from the scene of the attack. and two days later, as a speeding new york city subway car approached the platform, police say simon martial, who has a history of mental illness and criminal behavior, pushed financial manager michele go to her death. the city's

the arrest comes just 24 hours after police released the surveillance video of the suspect, shawn laval smith, who they believe is responsible for the death of brianna kupfer. the 24-year-old was alone at work in a los angeles furniture store when smith allegedly entered and stabbed her multiple times. minutes earlier, she texted a friend saying someone at the store gave her a bad vibe. kupfer's father condemned the seemingly random attack. >> i would love to tell you that there's going to be a point where we're going to be better, but i feel like it's just going to be a big missing piece. >> we will get him prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: homicides in los angeles jumped nearly 12% in 2021. nationwide, there was a 20% increase in violent crime from 2019 to 2020. in times square last night, hundreds gathered to mourn another violent death, the murder of michelle go. >> we have a right to feel safe in our streets and in our subways. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was killed when a suspect, who police say suffered from mental illness, pushed her in front of an oncoming su

. >> ashley: after a thousand tips a week ago, shawn laval smith was arrested in pasadena, california. we covered yesterday smith's lengthy rap sheet. we've learned more about the charge he was out on bond for. he had a pending felony case for allegedly shooting a flair gun into a car with a man and toddler inside. he hasn't seen his day in court on this charge because of massive backlog in the county due to covid. smith had been arrested in october for stolen items in l.a., which is now considered a misdemeanor. los angeles prosecutor joined fox t.v. last hour blaming district attorney george gascon soft-on-crime policy for a rise in crime. listen. >> it is a 15-year high, the homicide rate in los angeles. george gascon bears responsibility for this. his response? he says crime is overwhelmingly not on the rise in los angeles. that is a slap in the face to brianna kupfer and slap in the face to all victims in los angeles county. >> carley: l.a. county sheriff echoing concerns. watch. >> he was arrested in october of '21 and released based on the new bail schedule. he should not have

now they've issued an appeal to find 31-year-old shawn lavalle smith seen leaving the store in a backey and later going to a store and paying for a vaping pen and calmly walking out. smith is believed to be homeless. a long criminal record across the country. the most serious charge against him appears to be firing a weapon into an occupied vehicle. that incident happening not here in california, but in south carolina with smith freed there on a $50,000 bond having, according to our sources, put up less than 10% of that bond in charleston, south carolina. police say that smith is out here believed to still be in l.a. somewhere, probably, they say, using the bus or local train system and they say no one should approach him because he is very clearly armed and very dangerous. harris. >> harris: we'll stay on it. thank you very much. for more on this i want to bring in joe gamaldi national vice president of the fraternal order of police. great to have you in "focus." i want to start off with what we're seeing unfold and the types of crimes. >> yeah. i think what you are seeing right now

shawn laval smith could face a judge today.aller recognized smith from survileance video showing him going into the 7-11 upon minutes after brianna kupfer was found dead. >> i see a gentleman that looks very similar to a suspect in the kupfer stab nothing l.a. >> what was he wear something >> a black hoody on and a black backpack that was very similar to the one in the images. >> ashley: orange county district attorney joined us saying the nation needs to wake up. listen. >> where was the assessment of smith's background? we have hundreds of people who are being shot and murdered in los angeles. this is going on all throughout los angeles and it is particularly going on in counties and jurisdictions that have elected soros woke district attorneys. >> ashley: new york city district attorney bragg is stand by his stance. >> what i have done, we said it out loud in the spirit of transparency. >> ashley: in new york city, the nypd released footage of the moment an 11-month-old baby girl was shot in the face in a car sitting in the

police identifying the man suspected of killing ucla student brianna kupfer as 31-year-old shawn laval smithreer criminal who was free on $1000 bond. he remains on the loose and is considered armed and dangerous. here is a look at some of the mug shots he's acquired over the years, 10 from one city. charleston, south carolina, alone. a stunning image there. you are wat

>> sandra, shawn laval smith will be arraigned on murder charges in moments. 4:30 eastern, 1:30 p.m. me here in l.a. smith was arrested after a man hunt and the help of the public. police got the help when someone spotted smith about 15 miles from the site of the brutal killing of brianna kupfer. >> i'm calling because i see a gentleman that looks very similar to the man in the kupfer stabbing in l.a. >> shawn smith had a long criminal history and appears to have slipped through the cracks in the justice system on several occasions with both democrat and republican prosecutors involved on both coasts. at least 11 arrests for instance in south carolina, including on an assault charge, a theft charge here in south call calling where he was free on $1,000 bail. in northern california, he served four months for assaulting a police officer. combined with covid related problems, smith went to los angeles last thursday and to the store where brianna kupfer was working alone. hundreds of people gathered yesterday outside of that store paying tribute to the 24-year-old and calling for the city

police arrested 31-year-old sean shawn laval smith today in pasadena. ent force tells fox digital someone spotted suspected killer on a park bench and called 911. gave police fake name and then identity confirmed with a fingerprint. smith is believed to be homeless and learning more about extensive criminal history across the country. the most serious charge appears to be firing a weapon in a car with a man in and young son in it in charleston, south carolina in 2019. smith left that state in 2020 free on bond. critics say another example of criminal being let go too early. fox bill melugin reports smith was also arrested here in los angeles in october of 2020 for stolen property, but the case was rejected by los angeles district attorney gascon for insufficient evidence. smith was released even though he was arrested with the stolen items on him out the furniture store where brianna kupfer work. he walked into the store and plunged a knife into kupfer and leaving the young woman to die. smith was seen is a short while later on 7-eleven surveillance vide

. >> before he allegedly stabbed brianna kupfer and led her to bleed to death, shawn laval smith wasasts. covid court delays playing a role. a perfect storm of circumstances tragically ending with the death of kupfer who is being remembered at a vigil today at the store where she worked and where she was murdered. shawn smith was arrested after a member of the public spotted him and called 911. he was out on bail following a misdemeanor shoplifting a wrist here in california. his long criminal record began on the east coast. the most serious charge appears to have been for firing a flare gun into a vehicle where a young boy and man were sitting. that was in 2019 in charleston, south carolina. it was a charge that could have meant ten years in prison. we understand that smith was freed on $50,000 bail and less than 10% of that was paid before it seems smith took advantage of the march 2020 covid-related court shut down to skip town, leave the state and head west. in october, 2020, he was arrested for stealing from a home depot in covina california and released on $1,000 bail for that

now identified as 31 year old shawn lavall smith. butsm i'll ask again tonight how many more of these stories do we have to cover before far left district attorneys start taking this seriously ? un you've got democratic run cities and states failing to protect people and failing to protect property and failing to prevent lawlessnessss from completely taking over here with reaction. radioally syndicated talk show host, founder of elder for america pacac and former gubernatorial candidate larry elder. you know larryfo, look at, this young woman she's killed. look what's happening withg the railroads. correct me if i'm wrong. when they defunded the lapd and cut its budget, wasn't it vice president kamala harris to praise the lapd? well, that's right. kamala harris said that we need to reimagine the police department and they diverted a lot of funds for so-called . uth programsth and shortly after gavin newsom survived the recall election, sean, he signed a bunch of bills. one of them was to reduce crime enhancement becausese he feltt th

>> sandra, it could be at any moment but we are expecting shawn laval smith to be arraigned, if they follow the standard timeline here. smith is in custody now thanks to an intense manhunt and the help of the public which police had appealed for almost from the moment of the murder. they got that help when someone spotted smith about 15 miles from the site of the brutal killing of brianna kupfer. >> i see a gentleman that looks very similar to the man in the kupfer stabbing in l.a. >> hundreds gathered outside the store where brianna kupfer was stabbed to death, paying tribute and calling for the city to do more to keep safe. >> scary out here and i pray for safer and better days. >> this has got to stop. this has become the wild west here. somebody has got to stop the crime. there's no reason for this to happen. >> as we have been telling you, shawn smith had a long criminal history and appears to have slipped through the cracks in the justice system on several occasions, with both democrat and republican prosecutors involved on both coasts. at least 11 arrests in south carolina, in

they are looking for 31-year-old shawn lavalle smith, the man seen leaving the score where kupfer worked via a back alley and 30 minutes later seen in this video by a nearby seven/11 paying for a vaping pen and calmly walking out. he is believed to be homeless, has a long criminal record across the country and is currently free on a $50,000 bond from charleston, south carolina following an arrest on suspicion of firing a weapon into an occupied vehicle. before and since brianna kupfer's murder and there has been a lot of talk about prosecutors in l.a. and south carolina soft on crime and too many criminals like smith being allowed back on the street. kupfer's father says in his -- no particular person bears any responsibility. >> i don't think anybody is to blame other than the assailant. the person who did this to my daughter. >> the l.a.p.d. chief says there needs to be more of a focus on mental health. >> the fact of the matter is that over the weekend if an individual is suffering a mental health crisis they are likely the only resource they had was 911 and a police officer or firefi

stabbed as we now know by a man identified by police as shawn laval smith. criminal history. we are now being told, sources telling our producer that shawn smith was arrested at a bus stop in pasadena. police have told us all along that he was a homeless man that frequently used public transit. they said that they were getting a lot of tips. one of those has now paid off. the alleged killer of 24-year-old brianna kupfer arrested in pasadena this afternoon. martha? >> martha: good news. some good news for the people of california and for the family. we'll see what happens to this person now that he's in custody. very tough story. thanks, jonathan. so as you all know, been with us throughout this hour, we're waiting for president biden to take the podium in the east room of the white house. he'll do something he hasn't done in ten month is face reporters in a formal press conference q&a. this will look different than this years past. about 30 reporters in the room including peter doocy, a scaled down q&a, maybe somewhat of a relief to president biden as he ente

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. >> carley: california authorities releasing the 911 call that led to the arrest of suspect shawn laval smithng brianna kupfer. listen. >> >> i see a gentleman who looks very similar to the suspect in the kupfer stabbing in l.a. >> what was he wearing? >> he had black hoodie on and he had a backpack, a black backpack that's very similar to the ones i've seen in images. >> carley: the same day a large vigil was held outside the furniture store where she was killed. attendees say they remember the grad student as the brightest part of anyone's day. the supreme court is dealing a major blow to abortion providers. the high court rejecting an appeal to have the texas heartbeat bill case sent back to a lower court. the supreme court declining to rule on the constitutionality of the texas law. the case will remain with the conservative fifth circuit of appeals. the heart beat law bans abortion after six weeks. fox business exclusively reporting that hunter biden and a former biden aid invested in two chinese companies with tied to the top levels of the communist party. emails as recently as 2017 rep