LOS ANGELES – A murder suspect was mistakenly released from custody in Southern California and remained at large Wednesday — despite a manhunt that shut down a major downtown Los Angeles freeway at rush hour — as prosecutors and two law enforcement agencies tried to deflect blame for the error.
Steven Manzo, 23, was charged with fatally shooting a man in Long Beach in 2018. Manzo was arrested a year ago and had been incarcerated since then.
Manzo was released from custody Tuesday afternoon, prompting an extensive search, and remained missing more than 24 hours later when it still wasn’t clear how he was freed and who is to blame.
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