Renowned scientist who studied distant planets fatally shot at his home near LA The GuardianCaltech astrophysicist fatally shot on porch of his rural SoCal home, where he studied the stars Los Angeles TimesSuspect charged with murder in fatal shooting of 67-year-old Llano man Victorville Daily PressMan charged in fatal shooting of renowned Caltech scientist NewsNationCaltech Scientist Found Fatally Shot at Antelope Valley Home A research scientist at the California Institute of Technology who spent decades studying the structure of the Milky Way was shot and killed Monday morning at his home in the Antelope Valley, auth facebook.com