 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 - One driver was struck in the leg by gunfire from a reportedly unknown suspect Friday.
The driver wound up in the 700 block of Big Dalton Avenue. Deputies were called to the scene around 7:06 p.m. January 14. He reportedly heard as many as three gunshots, according to Lt. Kearney of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. “He was in his vehicle driving southbound on Puente approaching Amar, heard two to three gunshots and realized he had been shot in his upper left thigh,” Kearney told SGV CityWatch. The driver ended up at his family’s home on Big Dalton and the family called deputies, Kearney told SGV CityWatch. No bullet casings were located at Amar and Puente. Gang graffiti, however, was seen and documented, according to deputies at the scene. The driver, who is reportedly from a local gang, has since been hospitalized. No suspect or vehicle description was obtained. Detectives with the Sheriff’s Operation Safe Streets bureau have been called and will take over the investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - A bicyclist is recovering Sunday after being shot by an unknown suspect in a sedan Saturday night.
After asking the bicyclist where he was from, the unknown suspect opened fire twice in the 500 block of Millbury Avenue May 15. The victim was shot in the left foot and the dark-colored sedan fled the scene, according to Lt. James Long of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The shooting was reported around 7:07 p.m. The victim was found near the intersection of Millbury Avenue and Pritchard Street. He was uncooperative with deputies. He would not provide a suspect description, Long told SGV CityWatch. “Cameras in the area showed a sedan,” Long told SGV CityWatch. The victim was treated at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina and was last listed in stable condition. The vehicle was seen being driven northbound towards Temple Avenue, Long told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BASSETT - An identified suspect is still at-large one day after firing a shotgun at a male victim. The shooting took place in the 1000 block of Le Borgne Avenue just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, August 18. The victim’s condition was not immediate known after he was transported to an area hospital, according to Sgt. Matthew Shackelford of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.
The suspect ran southbound from the scene after firing. As of Monday night, Shackelford had no information regarding a suspect arrest. The incident is gang related. Deputies who responded to the scene were told the suspect shouted “Bassett Grande,” according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. Deputies learned the identity of the suspect and detectives are now handling the investigation, Shackelford said. |
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