Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A West Covina police pursuit which snaked its way through the City of Industry and Rowland Heights areas has come to an end with a standoff at an elementary school in Hacienda Heights.
Industry deputies are assisting with a containment around Los Altos Elementary School, 15565 Los Altos Dr., after the driver stopped in the parking lot there. The vehicle was reportedly taken without the owner’s consent, according to initial information from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. Spike strips were used to help disable the vehicle, which lost its right front tire, but the suspect continued to flee, sometimes moving at 50 miles per hour and sometimes in opposing lanes. It is not yet clear exactly when the pursuit began, but this reporter became aware of the chase just after 3 a.m. West Covina officers are continually giving commands for the driver to exit the vehicle, but he is not complying. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Authorities identified the driver who was shot during a road rage incident in Hacienda Heights Saturday afternoon and who later died from his wounds.
La Puente man Luis Mendoza, 35, was identified by the California Highway Patrol. Mendoza was driving a white Chevrolet Avalanche east on the 60 freeway east of Crossroads Parkway just before 12:30 p.m. July 3. According to witnesses, the right front passenger of a silver or gray compact apparently opened fire, striking Mendoza and his truck. Mendoza lost control of his Chevrolet Avalanche, hit a white Kia and then crashed into the right shoulder retaining wall, the CHP said. Mendoza and the two teenagers, 13 and 16 years old, were taken to County USC/Medical Center for treatment. Mendoza died there, the CHP said. The 13-year-old suffered major head injuries. The 16-year-old suffered injuries considered not life-threatening. The mechanism of their injuries was not immediately known, the CHP said. The Kia’s driver was uninjured. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the California Highway Patrol at 323-259-3200. You may also call the California Highway Patrol Major Crimes Bureau at 323-644-9550. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 8:36 p.m.: One of the three victims hospitalized after a freeway shooting and crash died Saturday, the CHP said.
Officer Elizabeth Kravig of the CHP could not immediately confirm if any of the three victims injured in this incident were struck by gunfire. According to CBS2 news, a man died, while two teenage sons remain hospitalized. The suspect fled in either a gray Toyota Corolla or Toyota Camry, the CHP said. HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A Sig Alert continues for an unknown duration on the eastbound 60 freeway at 7th Avenue and on the transition roads from the 605 freeway after reports of gunfire erupted either before or after a collision Saturday. Three people were transported to an area trauma center for treatment, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is not quite clear if those three people were injured in the collision or if they were injured by gunfire. CHP officers were first called to the multi-vehicle collision on the eastbound 60 freeway at 12:28 p.m., according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig of the California Highway Patrol. The above mentioned lanes and transition roads to the East 60 freeway from the north and south 605 remain closed while officers canvassed the freeway looking for evidence of a shooting, Kravig told SGV CityWatch. The crossroads Parkway on ramp to the eastbound 60 freeway is also closed to traffic. |
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