Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DUARTE - A gunman opened fire on two people standing outside a home and fled on foot May 1.

Deputies responded to the 2200 block of Wesleygrove Avenue on an initial report of gunfire heard in the area around 3:36 p.m. They then discovered two Black men had been shot, according to Lt. Kearney of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

Both shooting victims were hit in the abdomen area and their injuries were considered graze wounds. The victims were treated at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics and refused to be hospitalized, Kearney told SGV CityWatch.

The suspect, only described as a male Latino adult, was walking northbound on Wesleygrove Avenue when he saw the two men standing on the front yard of a home and fired roughly 10 rounds from a 9mm handgun, Kearney told SGV CityWatch.

The suspect ran southbound on Wesleygrove and eastbound on Pamela Road towards Pamela County Park.

Detectives from the Sheriff’s Operation Safe Streets Bureau are investigating a potential gang connection, Kearney told SGV CityWatch.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

LOS ANGELES - Homicide detectives are still searching for the suspect or suspects responsible for gunning down a man in a residential driveway last year.

Fidel Padilla, 32, was shot and killed in the driveway at 1018 Kellwil Way in Duarte October 16, 2023, around 1:40 a.m. A vehicle was caught on surveillance camera speeding from the location.

All detectives could release was a blurry still frame of the vehicle fleeing the crime scene.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DUARTE - A fatal shooting occurred in a residential area of Duarte early Monday morning.

First responders were called to the 1000 block of Kellwil Way around 1:44 a.m. Monday, October 16. The victim, only described as a male adult, was declared dead at the scene.

No other information is readily available.

Anyone with information on this shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.

DUARTE – Deputies searched for a gunman who shot at someone in a neighborhood Saturday night.

The shooting occurred in the area of Shrode Avenue and Broderick Avenue around 6 p.m., according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic.

The suspect was described as a Latino man, 18 to 30 years old. He wore a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue shorts and has neck tattoos and a mustache. The suspect was armed with a 9-milimeter handgun.

The victim told deputies he does not claim any gang membership.

It is not immediately clear if a motive was learned.

DUARTE – A domestic spat led to an injury shooting inside a hotel room, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

The shooting took place inside a room at the Days Inn by Wyndham, 1533 E. Huntington Dr., October 9. The male allegedly began acting bizarre and the victim tried to calm him down by hugging him, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

“The suspect began to push the victim off of him, when the victim heard a gunshot and realized she had been shot in the arm.  The victim attempted the run out of the room, when the suspect prevented her from leaving,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station in a written statement.

After several attempts, the victim was able to escape.

The suspect also fled, but was found and arrested. His name was not publicly disclosed.

DUARTE – A driver was hospitalized after a suspect shot at his vehicle on a Duarte street, deputies said.

The shooting occurred September 22 in the 1200 block of Galen Street. The driver was seated in his vehicle when another vehicle, described as a late 90s Hyundai Sonata with tinted windows, stopped alongside him, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

“The victim heard the sound of a gunshot and immediately realized he had been shot. The suspect vehicle driven by unknown persons fled the area,” according to the Sheriff’s Temple Station in a written statement.

Shotgun pellet holes peppered the victim’s vehicle and evidence was recovered at the scene.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DUARTE - A gang shooting left a man with a gunshot wound to one of his arms in an early-morning attack, deputies said.

Gunfire erupted in the 1200 block of Highland Avenue around 1:19 a.m. August 16. The victim was inside a home and then heard a man yell the word “blood” at the front of the residence. A surveillance camera caught the suspect firing multiple rounds into the home, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

The victim received a wound to his right forearm considered not life-threatening. Empty shell casings were recovered at the location.

Deputies did not provide a suspect description. It is not clear if the suspect escaped in a vehicle.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UNINCORPORATED MONROVIA - Two people were found wounded after gunfire rang out in an unincorporated neighborhood near Duarte Valentine’s Day.

The shooting occurred on South Felberg Avenue north of Maydee Street around 2:43 p.m. February 14.

Two people were shot. The victims, described as having critical injuries, were transported to two different hospitals, according to Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Deputies are searching for possibly as many as four suspects in the shooting. A black handgun and possibly a black rifle were used in the shooting, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department radio traffic.

The suspects reportedly entered a gray older-model four-door sedan which was driven south towards Maydee Street and out of view.

Hey sheriffs supervisor did not answer a phone call by this reporter seeking additional information. A motive for the shooting is not yet publicly clear.

DUARTE – A man was unscathed after a suspect fired as many as five gunshots at him in a Duarte neighborhood October 4.

The shooting was reported just after 1 p.m. in the 900 block of Lewiston Street. The suspect opened fire on the victim and missed hitting him, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station crime broadcast.

Deputies were told the suspect fled in a black Volkswagen Jetta or Passat west on Lewiston Street.

The suspect was described as a Black man in his 20s or 30s, He sported an afro. There was no clothing description at the time of the broadcast.

DUARTE - A man riding a bicycle was reportedly shot in the elbow in an alleged drive-by shooting Saturday.

Deputies responded to Galen Street and Ivory Drive around 5 p.m. to a gunshot victim. The homeless man claimed the rear passenger of a grey Acura fired two to three rounds as the car pulled up, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station.

The man was struck in the elbow and transported to an area hospital.

“The victim became extremely uncooperative and refused to answer any further questions,” the Sheriff’s Temple Station reported.

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