DETECTIVES: Mother, Son Discover Intruder Fatally Shot Arcadia Man

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ARCADIA - Sheriff’s Homicide detectives now publicize that the Arcadia shooting from Tuesday night was committed by an intruder.

The shooting occurred in a home on Woodland Lane near Hacienda Drive just before 6:30 p.m. Police responded to a call of a gunshot victim and an intruder at the location. The publicly unidentified victim died at a hospital.

Homicide investigator Lt. Steven DeJong told KTLA News that the shooting was possibly personally motivated.

A mother and 13-year-old son arrived home and discovered someone forced entry. They were met by the intruder and the mother and son were led into the home to discover the 61-year-old father and husband was shot in the stomach, according to KTLA News.

The 13-year-old called for help.

It appears nothing was taken from the home.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.