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It all depends on who heard him speak.Given his Hispanic appearance, it might be possible to get an idea of his citizenship via his accent if Spanish was used in the course of the LA crime
For both the perpetrator and the possibility that the victims are Hispanic, being in heavily hipsanic area and being from an immigrant family do not guarantee that an individual speaks Spanish. But.... many from such back grounds do.
Spanish speaking countries can have distinct accents- and the larger ones such as Mexico can have several either regional, or based on social class. The ability of a Spanish speaker to place an accent is the same with English speakers in that it varies from very good to just "sounds foreign".
Though a possible Spanish speaking victim(s) might not be able to differentiate Cuban from Puerto Rican accents- especially under stress, they can probably give a general assessment of: Salvadoran, Mexican, Carribean, or a generic- "South American"
It's kinda easy to tell a foreign accent from a US accent, but that's about it.
It's hard for me tell a Mexican accent from a Central American accent.
Of course, there are regional accents and social class accents, but urban and/or upper in Mexico all have the same accent to me. I can't tell a Mexico City from a Guadalajara accent or even someone from Matamaros or Juarez from an upper class family.
Many migrants have rural accents, but I can't tell rural Mexico from Central America (Rural accents tend to be more drawn out than urban accents)
Guy could be from the US for all we know.
People at the house could be from the US. No one knows.
And if a young person heard him speak, then that person would likely not know a whole bunch more than myself.
If only a young person interacted with him, I just don't think they would have much linguistic discernment, unless they were from X and the guy spoke like he was from X.