 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Service at the El Monte Bus Station has been halted until further notice after Police shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon.
The shooting took place around 2:45 p.m. at 3501 Santa Anita Ave. El Monte officers responding to a call of a man shooting a gun encountered a suspect. During a foot pursuit, the suspect withdrew a weapon and officers opened fire. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A gun was recovered at the scene. Both upper and lower platforms are closed, according to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Twitter user Chris&Anita. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Two people received minor injuries after a plane ended off the runway at San Gabriel Valley Airport Saturday morning.
A fuel tank on the plane was leaking. Los Angeles County Firefighters are on scene helping to supply foam. Crews from the airport are also working to prevent a fire, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The crash was reported around 11:13 a.m. August 31 close to Lower Azusa Road. Ambulances have been called for both the plane’s occupants. Firefighters plan on transporting them to an area hospital. The plane, a fixed-wing, multi-engine Cessna 510 is registered to Star Jet, LLC with an address in San Marino, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.  PHOTO/By Aaron Castrejon. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - An small aircraft landed in the Rio Honda Wash, firefighters reported Thursday afternoon. The plane hit the Rio Hondo Wash just north of San Gabriel Valley Airport, 4233 N. Santa Anita Avenue around 5:19 p.m. The plane landed in roughly an inch of water. The pilot was spotted sitting on a wing and was airlifted by a Sheriff’s helicopter, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Air traffic controllers advised LA County Fire of a plane down north of the airport. The plane and pilot were located in the wash near West Hondo Parkway. It is unclear why the pilot landed in the Rio Hondo Wash.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Service has been disrupted after an eastbound train struck and killed a pedestrian, a Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatcher said.
The collision was reported at 3:37 p.m. June 18. The train struck a pedestrian near Valley Boulevard and Johnson Avenue, according to Dispatch Supervisor Ed Pickett with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Riders were en route to Downtown San Bernardino on Metrolink Line 314 when the collision occurred. The tracks between El Monte and Baldwin Park are closed, according to Metrolink. Lines 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 329 and 333 to San Bernardino are cancelled due to the collision, Metrolink said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor
Detectives have not established a motive yet for the shooting.
Officers responded to 7-Eleven, 10008 Valley Blvd., at 10:17 p.m. April 26 and found Rosas dead of multiple gunshot wounds. He died in the parking lot, according to Lt. Chris Cano of the El Monte Police Department. Rosas reportedly was trying to break up a fight when he was shot twice.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Sheriff’s homicide detectives are now investigating a shooting death after a victim was found dead Friday night. Police responded to 7-Eleven, 10008 Valley Blvd., at 10:17 p.m. and found one male victim dead of multiple gunshot wounds. The victim died in the parking lot, according to Lt. Chris Cano of the El Monte Police Department. A suspect description was unavailable. The investigation was transferred to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, Cano said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Firefighters have extinguished a fully-engulfed mobile home fire Thursday afternoon, firefighters report. The fire was knocked down in the 10400 block of Valley Boulevard at 1:50 p.m. The fire, dispatched to firefighters at 1:33 p.m., threatened at least one other mobile home, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No victims have been found, firefighters said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - Firefighters have knocked down active fire in a residential detached garage Monday night. The fire burned at 12404 Clinton St. The fire, dispatched at 8:20 p.m., was knocked down in 18 minutes, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire’s cause is under investigation.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - One person is dead after being hit by a train Thursday morning. The collision occurred at the crossing in the 3200 block of North Cogswell Road just after 10 a.m. The pedestrian died at the scene, according to Inspector Scott Elliott of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Los Angeles-Bound train 319 collided with the pedestrian. The tracks between Baldwin Park and El Monte are closed, according to a statement issued by Metrolink.
Los Angeles-bound train 321 is holding at Baldwin Park, Metrolink said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor EL MONTE - A road closure is still in effect for southbound Rosemead Boulevard at Whitmore Street after a vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian, police said.
Police were called to the crash around 5:39 a.m. January 6. Both El Monte Police officers and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash. Firefighters arrived and declared the female adult dead at the scene, according to the El Monte Police Department.
It does not appear if alcohol, drugs, distracted driving or weather played a factor in the collision. The driver remained at the scene, El Monte Police said. It was not immediately known if the pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk when the collision occurred. |
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