LOS ANGELES – A Monrovia woman who was shot dead on the 210 freeway in Arcadia September 4 was identified recently.

Bertha Hernandez, 35, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. She died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Hernandez was driving a black Mercedes Benz east on the 210 freeway when the shooting occurred near Baldwin Avenue. CHP officers were called to a collision and found the car had crashed into a sound wall, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Hernandez was declared dead at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The events leading up to the shooting are either unknown, or have yet to be publicly shared.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call California Highway Patrol Investigator Carlos Martinez at 323-353-8381.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UPDATE, 7:15 p.m.: The Victims of the double homicide September 5 were both described as a white man and white woman, both in their 50s, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

There were no apparent signs of forced entry into the location. There is no suspect information, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

​ARCADIA - Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating what led to the shooting deaths of a man and woman Sunday morning.

The deaths were discovered in the 600 block of Huntington Drive just after 11 a.m. September 5.

Investigators have not yet shared if this is possibly a murder-suicide or some other crime.

Anyone with information on this incident 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

ARCADIA - An older husband and wife were found dead inside in Arcadia home after a relative discovered the scene Tuesday, Sheriff’s deputies said.

A relative discovered the grizzly scene in the 500 block of Los Altos Avenue around 10:33 p.m. July 6. A 75-year-old man was found dead in a garage, a 68-year-old woman was found dead in the house, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Both are husband and wife.

Evidence found at the scene leads detectives to believe this was a murder suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

What exactly that evidence is has not been publicly revealed.

ARCADIA - Homicide detectives are looking for what they call a stolen vehicle taken from a woman believed to have been murdered.

The victim, only described as a 76-year-old Asian woman, was found not breathing in the rear yard of her home in the 300 block of East Forest Avenue just before 7 a..m. April 9. The woman was declared dead at the scene.

The victim was identified as Chyong Jen Tsai of Arcadia, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.