Veda Wilson, 66, a female from Los Angeles, was found mortally wounded inside a residence in the West Athens area just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, after deputies were dispatched to the 11800 block of South New Hampshire Avenue west of Vermont Avenue and south of the Glenn Anderson Freeway. She had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities and the county medical examiner’s identification.
Detectives detained a man at the scene, identified by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as Tony Stacy, 67, and later arrested him on suspicion of murder. Jail records indicated he was being held in lieu of $2 million bail as the investigation proceeded. Officials did not immediately provide information about a possible motive or the nature of any relationship between Stacy and Wilson.
The Sheriff’s Department asked anyone with information to contact its Homicide Bureau, which can be reached at 323-890-5500, or to submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.
