Man arrested in murder of North Hollywood tattoo artist Trigz

ByCarollyn Nguyen KABC logo
Friday, October 31, 2014
Tattoo artist Trigz is shown in this undated file photo.
Tattoo artist Trigz is shown in this undated file photo.
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A man has been arrested in connection to the murder of tattoo artist Trigz, police said on Friday.

Robert Falcon, a 31-year-old Sylmar resident, has been charged with murder in the Oct. 9 shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. His bail was set at $2 million.

Trigz, whose real name is Michael Pebley, was found fatally shot on the sidewalk on the 6300 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood around 5:50 p.m.

According to investigators, the victim and the suspect got into an argument at the Black Derby Smoke Shop and it escalated into a physical fight. The suspect shot Trigz and then took off, leaving him to die on the sidewalk.

Trigz, 40, was a famed tattoo and graffiti artist, actor and model. He leaves behind a fiancee and five children.