 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - Details are still few as the investigation into a fatal stabbing aboard a Gold Line train continues Tuesday. A man was detained in connection to the stabbing, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau, but Homicide detectives were unavailable to say if the suspect has been arrested. The victim, only described as a man, died at the scene from a wound to the upper torso. A weapon was also recovered, deputies said. The victim has yet to be identified, pending notification of next of kin, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau, which patrols Los Angeles County Metro lines and Metrolink, received a 9-1-1 transfer call from Irwindale Police at 11:30 a.m. regarding an attack on either the platform or westbound train in Irwindale, according to Deputy Ramon Montenegro.
The train continued westbound and stopped at the Duarte/City of Hope Station, where the suspect and victim were met by deputies. A passenger at the Duarte Station, awaiting an eastbound train, described a chaotic scene: riders fleeing from the passenger car where the victim lay lifeless, deputies taking the suspect into custody, a crime scene in progress. “People ran off when deputies got there,” according to the passenger, who wished to not be named. “When fire got there, they started CPR for 15 min. Then stopped. The deputies put up crime tape so I left,” the passenger said in a Facebook message to SGV CityWatch. Delays continue due to the investigation at the Duarte/City of Hope Station. Trains run through without stopping, but Los Angeles Metro is providing connecting bus service to affected passengers.  Irwindale Police Officers secure the possible scene of the attack that left a man dead on a westbound Gold Line train Tuesday, November 27. PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - A homicide investigation is underway after some type of an attack at the Irwindale Gold Line Station led to a death Tuesday.
The victim succumbed to the injuries sustained. The victim and a suspect made their way to the Duarte/City of Hope Station where the victim died after medical attempts to revive the victim failed. A suspect is detained, according to Ramon Montenegro of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau. The attack occurred some time around 11:30 a.m. The 9-1-1 call came in from Irwindale Police to the Sheriff’s Department. Deputies and Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived to the train as it stopped at the Duarte Station and met the suspect and victim, Montenegro said. Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are en route to the dual crime scenes in Duarte and Irwindale. One of the passengers awaiting an eastbound train in Duarte described a chaotic scene. “[I] Was waiting for the train, to go to citrus, the E/B train arrived people ran off when deputies got there the ones on the train pointed out the suspect. They arrested him,” said the passenger who wished to not be identified. “When fire got there, they started CPR for 15 min. Then stopped. The deputies put up crime tape so I left,” The passenger said. Gold Line trains are skipping the Duarte/City of Hope Station, according to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the City of Duarte. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - Power remains on as crews will work for likely a week or more until a transmission tower is upright after it was knocked over, a Southern California Edison Employee said Tuesday.
The tower was struck and tipped over in the 1300 block of Las Lomas Road just before 5 p.m. on the Irwindale/Duarte border. additional crews will be brought in to facilitate repairs and traffic may be diverted during the work, according to Steve Conroy, public information officer with SCE. An investigation is underway to determine why the tower was hit. Where the collision occurred is an area where materials are stored. Unspecified work was taking place, Conroy said. Firefighters remained on scene for more than five hours near the tower. both directions of Huntington Drive at the Irwindale border and southbound Encanto Parkway south of Hacienda were closed after the tower was damaged, according to the City of Duarte. There were no reported injuries, Conroy said.  PHOTO/Courtesy of the City of Duarte. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor DUARTE - East and westbound Huntington Drive at the Irwindale border and Encanto Parkway south of Hacienda remains closed to traffic after a high tension tower became compromised Monday.
A California Edison truck struck and tipped over a high tension tower, which is leaning against power lines in the 1300 block of Las Lomas Road. An estimated time of repair for the tower is not known, according to the City of Duarte. The tower became compromised around 4:55 p.m. Monday. Firefighters waited on scene for hours until SoCal Edison crews arrived to begin repairs. There were no reports of injuries or fire, according to Dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornelas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. |
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