Caltech Astronomer Fatally Shot on Llano Porch; Suspect Charged

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Prominent Caltech astrophysicist Carl Grillmair was fatally shot on his Llano porch in the Antelope Valley; a 29-year-old suspect, Freddy Snyder, was arrested and charged with murder, carjacking and burglary related to the case. Grillmair, a longtime IPAC researcher involved with the Hubble and Spitzer missions, was renowned for his work on the Milky Way’s structure and for identifying water on an exoplanet.
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