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Vardan Tofalyan

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Apr 03, 2010

Victim Details

Vardan Tofalyan

Male

Los Angeles

CA

2010-4-3

31

Vardan

Tofalyan

07/04/2026

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Vardan Tofalyan was a 31-year-old white male, who was present on April 3, 2010, at around 4:30 p.m., inside the Hot Spot Café, a Mediterranean restaurant in the Valley Village district of Los Angeles. He had gathered with several acquaintances for what appears to have been a memorial luncheon following a gravesite visit earlier in the day for a friend who had died in a car accident the previous year.

During the luncheon at the Hot Spot, multiple gunshots erupted. A gunman—or possibly m ...
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    I've been following the tragic case of Vardan Tofalyan and the other victims from the Hot Spot Café... ...Read More
    07/15/2025
    The Hot Spot Café shooting has always haunted me when thinking about the unpredictability of life a... ...Read More
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