Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor A Black man shot is in fair condition, while his Hispanic female companion is in surgery after shots rang out in Duarte Thursday.
The two were shot in what is possibly a gang shooting in the 2500 block of Broderick Avenue around 11:41 a.m. Both the man and woman were shot in the upper torso, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Information Bureau. A white vehicle was seen fleeing the area, deputies said. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor DUARTE - Deputies are still at the scene of a shooting in Duarte Thursday afternoon.
Two victims were transported to an area hospital in unknown condition. The shooting was reported around 11:41 a.m. in the 2400 block of Broderick Avenue, said Lt. Bell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Temple Station. A suspect or suspects are still outstanding, Bell said. No suspect description was available. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor DUARTE - A man is accused of firing a hand gun into the air Saturday night for unknown reasons and fleeing the scene, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
Callers reported hearing gunfire near the Days Inn, 1533 Huntington Drive, around 6:49 p.m. The suspect was seen shooting the gun into the air. No people or surrounding buildings were hit by the gunfire, said Sgt. Curt Messerschmidt of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. The suspect fled the scene before deputies arrived, but deputies were able to identify the man and made phone contact with him, Messerschmidt said. Deputies located the suspect in unincorporated Monrovia near Park Land Drive and Lemon Avenue, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic. The suspect, Corey Nicholas Dobbs, 34, was arrested, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Dobbs was detained without incident and a search of the vehicle he was in revealed a semi-automatic handgun and spent shell casings, Messerschmidt said. Once detained by deputies, the suspect refused to talk, Messerschmidt said. Dobbs was booked on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm. He is being held in lieu of $25,000 bail and is scheduled for a court appearance in Alhambra Superior Court April 10. |
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