Covina Murder Suspect Nailed with Less-Lethal Rounds After Attempting to Flee Police

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

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COVINA - Hours after keeping police at bay, a man believed to have gunned down a father of three just days before Christmas was subdued and arrested.

Trevor Howard Thompson, a 34-year-old Covina man, attempted to escape police after initially taking refuge in an apartment complex patio while armed with a handgun. Officers fired less-lethal rounds to subdue and arrest him.

Thompson was spotted Wednesday by a UPS delivery driver in the 5100 block of North Bonnie Cove Avenue. The driver recognized Thompson from news reports, according to the Covina Police Department.

Officers located Thompson in an outdoor patio to an apartment.

“Thompson initially refused to surrender to officers and fired a round inside the patio area,” the Covina Police Department said in a written statement.

Thompson climbed out of the patio while armed with the handgun to make an escape, but was taken down.

Thompson is accused of shooting and killing 38-year-old Joey Casias late Tuesday night in the 1800 block of East Covina Boulevard. Casias and possibly one other person witnessed a vehicle burglary in progress in the 1100 block of North Charter Drive.

The suspect, believed to be Thompson, was chased to the 1800 block of East Covina Boulevard and confronted. The suspect then revealed a handgun and shot Casias, killing him at the scene.

“Covina Police Department will continue to fully investigate this incident. The loss of Joey Casias was a tragedy and the Covina Police Department detectives will work together with the district attorney’s office to bring justice to his family,” the Covina Police Department said in a written statement.