Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has released a critical incident video outlining the continuing investigation into a fatal deputy shooting in Altadena.

The incident occurred around 4:04 p.m. January 10, 2021 at the intersection of Figueroa Drive and Lincoln Avenue. A deputy patrolling in a vehicle was told that a man armed with a knife stabbed a 78-year-old woman and was standing in the roadway. That suspect then approached the deputy’s patrol vehicle after it arrived and began striking the passenger side, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect then allegedly held the knife to his own throat.

Several deputies attempted to speak with the suspect, identified as 48-year-old Allen Mirzayan, to get him to drop his weapon and surrender. Mirzayan remained confrontational, acting erratic and approaching the deputies. He advanced on deputies one final time before being struck by gunfire multiple times.

Despite life-saving efforts, Mirzayan died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A quick glance at public coroner records shows that Mirzayan apparently suffered from post traumatic stress disorder.

Mirzayan is described as a U.S. Army veteran.

The woman who was stabbed also sustained a broken hip, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - One of two victims in a fatal stabbing was on a Zoom call when an intruder entered the room, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said Monday.

Someone witnessed an assailant grab the victim who was on the Zoom call. After deputies were called to the home, they found a man dead in the driveway and a woman dead inside, according to Sheriff’s homicide investigators.

Deputies detained a person of interest as he drove to the murder scene in the victims’ vehicle, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said.

It is not yet publicly clear if that person of interest is tied to the murders.

The bodies were discovered after police were called around 2:50 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Marengo Avenue.

Anyone with information on this stabbing 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

ALTADENA - Two people were found stabbed to death Monday afternoon.

A man and woman were found in the 3000 block of North Marengo Avenue around 2:45 p.m.

A suspect is currently unknown, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Anyone with information on this stabbing 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

ALTADENA - Ground crews and aircraft are extinguishing a vegetation fire burning near Chaney Trail and Mt. Lowe Motorway.

The fire has burned at least one acre in steep terrain, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

This Fire is burning in U.S. Forest Service jurisdiction. County firefighters are assisting.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - A woman was hospitalized after being stabbed, her possible assailant killed by a deputy at an Altadena intersection Sunday.

The incident occurred around 4:08 p.m. January 10 at the intersection of Figueroa Drive and Lincoln Avenue. A deputy patrolling in a vehicle was flagged down by a woman who was apparently the victim of a stabbing. An unknown male then approached the deputy and a shooting occurred, according to Deputy Arteaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

It is unclear to Arteaga why use of force was necessary against the man.

The woman was taken to a trauma center, according to Dispatch Supervisor of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, Arteaga told SGV CityWatch. The woman’s condition was not readily available at the time of the story was posted.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - Deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday, December 28, in which a bullet struck a home where a child was sleeping.

The shooting was reported at 10:45 p.m. in the 500 block of West Palm Street. Several rounds of gunfire were reported, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Altadena Station.

No one was injured.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Altadena Sheriff’s Station at 626-798-1131.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - Detectives have identified three vehicles seen immediately after the attempted murder of a deputy from December 4.

Detectives identified a newer-model silver Audi four-door sedan with a sunroof, an older-model burgundy four-door sedan with right front end traffic collision damage and a newer-model silver four-door sedan, all seen in the immediate area after the shooting, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The newer-model silver four-door sedan was last seen in the area of Figueroa Avenue and Navarro Street.

The shooting occurred at 12:33 p.m. as the deputy was driving northbound in the 2500 block of Fair Oaks Avenue. One of the two suspects pointed a firearm in the deputy’s direction and fired several gunshots, detectives said.

The deputy was uninjured.

The deputy reportedly witnessed a crime in progress at the scene where the two suspects were at with a group of people. It is not yet clear publicly what crime may have been occurring before the gunfire erupted.

Both suspects are believed to be Hispanic.

One suspect removed a black jacket and shoes well fleeing the shooting. The second suspect’s white jacket was also found discarded nearby, detectives said.

Anyone with information on either suspect is urged to call the Sheriff’s Department Operation Safe Streets Bureau Detective C. Gutierrez at 626-798-1131.

Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or through lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - Three men who matched the description of suspects involved in multiple shootings that left two men wounded Sunday were arrested, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

The three suspects were located by Pasadena police officers in Pasadena Sunday afternoon. Sheriff’s detectives and investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Operation Safe Streets Bureau took the three men into custody, the sheriffs department said.

Deputies were on the hunt for three suspects in a silver or gray sedan, described as a possible Nissan Maxima.

The shootings occurred throughout Altadena starting just after Noon with one man wounded in the 3100 block of Santa Anita Avenue around 12:11 p.m., according to Deputy Eric Ortiz of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

A 49-year-old Black man was found wounded at the location, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Shootings were reported at two different liquor stores in the 2600 block of Fair Oaks Avenue 30 minutes after the first shooting. No victims were found, deputies said.

A 31-year-old black man was found wounded after gunfire rang out in the 3100 block of Olive Avenue, just 10 minutes after the shootings on Fair Oaks Avenue, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

A shooting was also reported in a 200 block of W. Harriet St. Shortly after, the three suspects were arrested.

Motives for the shootings are either unknown, or have not been publicly shared yet.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - The gunman and accomplice involved in a shooting against a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy remain outstanding December 10.

A deputy driving northbound in her marked patrol car was fired upon in the 2500 block of Fair Oaks Avenue at 12:33 p.m. December 4. Both suspects fled on foot from the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The deputy was uninjured.

A nearby surveillance camera caught both suspects fleeing. Both suspects shed some of their clothing as they ran. One suspect’s black jacket and shoes were located, as well as a white jacket from the second suspect.

Anyone with information on these suspects is urged to call Altadena Station Detective C. Gutierrez art 626-798-1131. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or at lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALTADENA - The search continues for two suspects who reportedly ambushed a deputy in her marked patrol car and opened fire at her Friday.

The incident occurred around 12:33 p.m. in the area of Fair Oaks Avenue and Calaveras Street December 4, according to Deputy Eric Ortiz of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

“Multiple gunshots were fired at her, but luckily she was not struck,” Ortiz said in a written statement.

Both suspects were described as Black men in their 20s. There was no clothing description.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Altadena Station at 626-798-1131. 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.