Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 30-year-old Baldwin Park man shot and killed hours after 50cent made an appearance at a Baldwin Park liquor store was identified. Benny Norbert Aguirre was identified by Sarah Ardalani, public information officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Aguirre was shot and killed outside JNJ Liquor, 3216 Baldwin Park Blvd., January 11. Rapper 50cent was scheduled for an appearance at the liquor store from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., likely to promote a line of champagne and or cognac. It is unclear if the shooting has any connection. Police responded to the shooting at 6:19 p.m. Firefighters were called to the scene at 6:21 p.m. At 6:32 p.m. a second victim was found in the 3300 Block of Maine Avenue, according to Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Homicide detectives have yet to offer a suspect description, or a possible motive for the shooting. Anyone with information is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or through the P3 Tips mobile app. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - Sheriff’s homicide detectives are assisting Baldwin Park Police with a double shooting Saturday night. One man died at the scene of the shooting in the 3200 block of Baldwin Park Boulevard. A second man was transported to a local hospital, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The condition of the hospitalized man was not disclosed. Rapper 50cent was scheduled for an appearance at JNJ Liquor, 3216 Baldwin Park Blvd., from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., likely to promote a line of champagne and or cognac. It is unclear if the shooting has any connection. Police responded to the shooting at 6:19 p.m.
Firefighters were called to the scene at 6:21 p.m. At 6:32 p.m. a second victim was found in the 3300 Block of Maine Avenue, according to Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Homicide detectives have yet to offer a suspect description, or a possible motive for the shooting. Anyone with information is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or through the P3 Tips mobile app. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The man who orchestrated a series of attacks six years ago that left two dead and four wounded was sentenced recently. Ulises Jose Gutierrez, 26, was sentenced to life without parole. Gutierrez was convicted in September on two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder, according to Paul Eakins, public information officer for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Jurors found true special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and that he was an active participant in a criminal street gang as well as allegations that he used a firearm and a knife, caused great bodily injury and committed the crimes for the benefit of a gang, Eakins said. Three other men have already been sentenced and two others are awaiting sentencing in a series of attacks that terrorized Baldwin Park from May until October 2013. Under Gutierrez’s direction, Francisco Moran, Gustavo Cruz, Arturo Mendoza, Johnny Balbuena and Elton Bennett targeted people they believed to be associated with a rival gang or otherwise opposed to them, according to court testimony. According to court testimony, on May 24, Cruz and Mendoza drove to a house on Maine Avenue and confronted Raymond Vasquez, 22, who was outside. A second vehicle driven by Balbuena arrived moments later and Gutierrez got out and fatally shot Vasquez with an AK-47 rifle, Eakins said.
On July 19, Gutierrez and Moran drove to a bus stop at Los Angeles Street and Merced Avenue and confronted Maurio Sotelo, 20. Moran fatally shot the victim with a handgun. Earlier that night, Gutierrez and Moran approached a man walking on a sidewalk in a residential area and Gutierrez shot and wounded him, Eakins said. Gutierrez shot and wounded a teenage boy on June 21. The next night, Bennett shot and wounded a man who was an innocent bystander in front of his home. On Oct. 2, Gutierrez stabbed a woman with a knife, Eakins said. On July 19, 2018, 31-year-old Moran of Baldwin Park was sentenced to 82 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of one count each of first-degree murder and attempted murder with gun and gang allegations. On Oct. 10, 2019, 29-year-old Gustavo Cruz of El Monte was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison and waived six years of credit for time already served in jail after pleading no contest to one count of second-degree murder. On Oct. 16, 2019, 29-year-old Arturo Mendoza of Baldwin Park was sentenced to 21 years in prison and waived six years of credit for time served after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter. 24-year-old Johnny Balbuena of Baldwin Park was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison November 5 after being convicted of one count of first-degree murder and found true gun and gang allegations. 26-year-old Elton Bennett of Baldwin Park faces up to 80 years to life in prison after a jury convicted him in April of two counts of attempted murder and found true gang and gun allegations. His sentencing is scheduled for December 12. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK - A man died from a single gunshot wound to the upper torso Friday and the shooter is still at large. Investigators identified Gregory Kingsbury, 37, as a suspect in the fatal shooting, which took place around 10:06 a.m. in the 14600 block of Demblon Street June 28. Baldwin Park officers responding to a shooting call found the injured man, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The man was later declared dead at a hospital.
Kingsbury was seen fleeing in a 2012 charcoal grey Nissan Altima with paper plates and tinted windows. A motive is unknown. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Sheriff’s homicide detectives at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). |
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