Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BASSETT - One victim was shot by a suspect who fled in a vehicle Wednesday.

The shooting occurred near Amar Road and Puente Avenue around 7:30 p.m. September 25. The suspect, reportedly the passenger in a vehicle, yelled out a gang moniker before the vehicle sped away, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department radio traffic.

The vehicle, a dark-colored four-door sedan, was driven north on Puente Avenue and out of view.

The gunman was described as a Latino man, 18 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 160 pounds. He wore a gray hooded sweatshirt, a black hat with the letter “B” on it, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic.

The condition of the shooting victim is not publicly known.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

BASSETT - A assault with a deadly weapon suspect was “persuaded” to surrender after barricading himself inside a motel room Memorial Day.

Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station responded to the motel in the 13700 block of Valley Boulevard. The suspect was sought by the Sheriff’s East Los Angeles Station.

Surrounding home were evacuated.

The Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau took over the scene and the Sheriff’s Crisis Negotiation Team worked to get the suspect to surrender, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

At 1:51 p.m., the Sheriff’s Department reported “after many verbal attempts by LASD Crisis Negotiations Team members, the suspect was persuaded to surrender. SEB deputies successfully took the suspects into custody without further incident.”