A man has been charged with one count of murder and several counts of attempted murder following multiple shootings in Malibu Creek State Park, including the June 22, 2018 murder of Tristan Beaudette, a father of two camping with his daughters at the park.
The suspect, Anthony Rauda, made local headlines in 2018 when he was arrested on suspicion of a string of burglaries at businesses near the state park. At the time, many speculated Rauda could be connected to Beaudette’s murder, but those suspicions were unconfirmed until the Monday, Jan. 7 announcement from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
After Beaudette’s murder, information began to surface of several other shooting incidents in the park, none of which had resulted in serious injury. This led many to believe the incidents were connected; that belief was supported by Rauda’s list of charges, announced by the DA on Monday.
“Anthony Rauda … was charged [with] one count of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and five counts of second-degree burglary,” according to a release from the DA’s office, which later stated, “Rauda is accused of opening fire on unsuspecting campers or motorists dating back to November 2016 when he allegedly wounded a man who was sleeping in a hammock in the Malibu State Park area. Less than a week later, he allegedly fired into the sleeping area of a vehicle. Rauda also is accused of shooting into vehicles on three different occasions in 2017. No one was injured. The defendant allegedly shot at a Tesla on Las Virgenes Road on June 18, 2018. Four days later, he is accused of killing Tristan Beaudette, 35, who was shot and killed while in a tent with his two daughters in Malibu Creek State Park. His children were not injured.”
The Malibu Creek State Park campground has been closed since June 22.
Rauda will be arraigned on Monday, Jan. 7, at Los Angeles County Superior Court, Van Nuys Branch.