Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Authorities identified a man recently who died at a public park December 11 after being shot.
23-year-old Christopher Perez of Baldwin Park was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Perez was found suffering several gunshot wounds at Bassett Park, 510 N. Vineland Ave., before 11:30 p.m. Friday. Since then, it is unclear if homicide detectives have developed a suspect identity or a motive. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - A man suffering from several gunshot wounds died at a public park Friday night, homicide detectives said.
The unidentified man died at Bassett park, 510 N. Vineland Ave., December 11. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station responded to a call of gunshots in the area and found a Hispanic man gravely wounded, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies responded to the shooting call around 11:20 p.m. There is no suspect description publicly available. Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT – A man was shot in the back and taken to County/USC Medical Center Thursday night and deputies are searching for the gunman.
The shooting took place in the 700 block of West Millbury Avenue just before 8:30 p.m. As he left his home, the victim was shot by someone that pulled up in a vehicle, according to Sgt. Castellanos of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The victim was hit in his lower right back. He is in stable condition, Castellanos told SGV CityWatch. Deputies are getting little information from the victim. There is no suspect or vehicle description publicly available. Deputies are trying to determine any gang affiliation involved in the shooting, Castellanos told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - A suspect armed with a handgun took cash during a robbery Memorial Day. The robbery was reported at the 76 gas station, 13106 Valley Blvd., around 4:16 p.m. May 25. The suspect was described as a Hispanic man who wore all blue denim also a pink bandana, according to Lt. Baker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The suspect fled in a tan or gold vehicle that was only described as a Toyota. Baker had no other information on the model of Toyota. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - Deputies are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon from New Year’s Day in which the suspect nearly hit two victims with a vehicle and allegedly brandished an AK-47. The incident occurred before 9:30 p.m. near Valley Boulevard and Santa Mariana Avenue January 1, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s crime broadcast. Two victims were walking across an intersection when a vehicle was driven up and almost hit them. The victims continued walking to a liquor store and once they exited, the suspect pointed a weapon at them and drove away, according to Sgt. Kline of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The suspect fled in the Camry westbound on Valley Boulevard, according to the crime broadcast.
Kline was unsure if the suspect was identified, or recognized by anyone as being local to the area. The suspect was described in the crime broadcast by the victims as a Black man 25 to 30 years old with long blonde dreadlocks. He stood 6 feet tall. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - None of the roughly 600 Metrolink passengers were injured after a train bound for San Bernardino struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday night. A Hipanic man in his 20s was killed. He has not been publicly identified yet, pending notification of next of kin, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The pedestrian was struck on a bridge that crossed a flood control channel north of Feather Avenue around 7 p.m. November 21. He died at the scene, according to Metrolink.
San Bernardino-bound train 330 proceeded to the Baldwin Park Metrolink Station after the engineer determined a person was hit, Metrolink said. Five other trains were affected while service was stopped. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - An identified suspect is still at-large one day after firing a shotgun at a male victim. The shooting took place in the 1000 block of Le Borgne Avenue just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, August 18. The victim’s condition was not immediate known after he was transported to an area hospital, according to Sgt. Matthew Shackelford of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.
The suspect ran southbound from the scene after firing. As of Monday night, Shackelford had no information regarding a suspect arrest. The incident is gang related. Deputies who responded to the scene were told the suspect shouted “Bassett Grande,” according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Deputies learned the identity of the suspect and detectives are now handling the investigation, Shackelford said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - Deputies announced the suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman and accused of holding her against her will was taken into custody Saturday morning. Deputies announced the arrest of the unidentified man at 4:12 a.m July 20. Industry Station detectives approached the home where the suspect was hiding. He emerged at the front door and was arrested without further incident, according to Deputy Erin Liu of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Deputies spoke with a woman at a home in the 200 block of South Covina Boulevard in Bassett just before 7 p.m. Friday. She claimed she was held against her will and was sexually assaulted. She had visible signs of injury, deputies said.
The woman was hospitalized. The suspect refused to leave the home. A perimeter was set up around the residence and crisis negotiators talked with the man to get him to surrender peacefully, Liu said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - Two people were critically injured and two received non-life-threatening injuries in a violent crash that flipped a car that ultimately struck a home. The crash occurred just before 11:30 p.m. June 15 near Vineland Avenue and Amar Road. Two sedans ended up crashing: one struck a wall, the second violently crashed through a cinderblock wall and struck a home.
No one in the home was injured. The vehicles that crashed may have been racing prior to the collision, the California Highway Patrol was initially told. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT – One man was gunned down, another escaped injury after an unknown suspect opened fire outside a strip club Thursday morning. Industry Station deputies responded to the shooting at 2:20 a.m. They arrived and found one man outside the location, 13217 Valley Blvd., unresponsive and suffering from at least one gunshot wound. “The suspect drove his vehicle alongside two victims. The suspect exited the vehicle and fired multiple rounds at the victims,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The victim died at the scene. No suspect or vehicle description is available. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). |
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