"The two-year conflict between Robert "Fish" Amiryan and Ara Artuni at times turned suburban streets in the San Fernando Valley into war zones, federal authorities said. Shooters opened fire from pickup truck beds and atop ladders, used drones to spy on targets and maintained caches of automatic weapons in storage units. In May, federal agents and local police arrested Amiryan, 47, and Artuni, 41, on suspicion of kidnapping, fraud and attempted murder."
"the suspects' own mouths as they griped in recorded jail calls about not receiving payment for blown attempts to kill Amiryan and his associates. Also taken into custody Tuesday was Maria "Mary Oceans" Mares, who is accused of driving the getaway car in a fumbled attempt on Amiryan's life. According to detectives who investigated the March 14, 2025, shooting near Universal City, Mares complained that she would not be getting her promised $50,000 fee because "it was the wife, not him.""
A two-year violent feud between Robert "Fish" Amiryan and Ara Artuni escalated into shootings and surveillance across the San Fernando Valley, with attackers firing from pickup beds and ladders, using drones, and storing automatic weapons in units. Federal and local authorities arrested Amiryan and Artuni in May on kidnapping, fraud and attempted murder charges. While jailed together, Amiryan allegedly charged at Artuni and threatened Artuni's wife. Federal prosecutors charged four reputed Vanowen Street Locos members with murder-for-hire and racketeering for acting as hired shooters. Investigators cited recorded jail calls showing suspects complaining about unpaid fees; Maria "Mary Oceans" Mares was arrested as an alleged getaway driver.
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