Coroner ID’s Suspect in Beverly Grove Hostage Scene as Johannes Marliem

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600 block of North Edinburgh Avenue (Google Maps)

CORRECTION: The L.A. County Coroner’s Office today confirmed that it identifies the residence of Johannes Marliem as the house in the 600 block of North Edinburgh Avenue where he died. That house is not in West Hollywood, as the Coroner’s Office records indicated, but in Beverly Grove, the Los Angeles neighborhood adjacent to West Hollywood. The story has been updated to correct that error.

Authorities today identified as Johannes Marliem the man who barricaded himself in a house on Edinburgh Avenue in the Beverly Grove area. Marliem, 32, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at 2 a.m. on Thursday.

The standoff began about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, when police were called to the 600 block of North Edinburgh Avenue, said Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im. The area around Melrose Avenue and Crescent Heights Boulevard, just south of WeHo, was shut down for hours while crisis negotiators and a SWAT team attempted to remove two hostages from the scene. A woman and child finally got out of the building safely about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The L.A. County Coroner’s office identified the dead suspect as Johannes Marliem, however, no additional information is available at this time.

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assasin
assasin
7 years ago

Is no one can investigate who ordered the assasin to America

Jane Karen
Jane Karen
7 years ago

Hold your family hostage to spend more time with them so outsiders don’t barge in.

Alghie Archelaus
7 years ago

It is very cruel the Indonesians who have killed him…..

DeMuda
DeMuda
7 years ago

His wife was released savely, why still no information the background of the case ?

Indonesian Tactical Channel

I can feel a deep conspiracy on this case…

Madtauren
Madtauren
7 years ago

What is the reason for self family hostage inside his own home by him ? Very strange ? Suspicious ?

Yuwono
Yuwono
7 years ago

he held the key for mega corruption case involving wide array of top tier Indonesian MP’s and former top goverment official and even top official still at office today.So his death becoming highly suspicious for Indonesian.

The Mouth
The Mouth
7 years ago

He was a key witness holding evidence vital to a $440 million fraud investigation. No mention of that in the article. The whole thing reeks of a cover up.

Setya Novanto
Setya Novanto
7 years ago

He was a witness to a corruption being done by Indonesian politicians….

Nir Zilberman
Nir Zilberman
7 years ago

OMG.
What’s happening to us, people?