LA PUENTE - A shooting between two men at a La Puente strip mall Saturday ended with one man dying after being hospitalized. Investigators revealed that the fatal victim, a 26-year-old man, and his adversary exchanged gunfire after the victim exited a store at the strip mall in the 13900 block of Amar Road April 24. While the Sheriff’s Information Bureau continues to state that the shooting took place at 6:53 p.m., Sgt. Shackleford of the Sheriff’s Industry Station stated that the first call of the shooting came in at 5:58 p.m. Dispatch information from the Los Angeles County Fire Department corroborated the earlier response time, with firefighters being dispatched at 6 p.m. “Investigators learned that the victim exited a store inside of the strip mall and was immediately assaulted by another male Hispanic. They engaged in a shoot-out and the victim was struck. He was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead,” according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau in a written statement. The suspect is reportedly unknown at this time. 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 LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 813 p.m.: The shooting victim has died, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
LA PUENTE - Deputies believe a shooting that occurred Saturday evening that wounded one person was gang-related. The shooting took place on Amar Road and Ardilla just before 6 p.m. April 24. The victim, only described as a male, was taken to an LA area hospital for treatment. His current condition was not immediately known, according to Sgt. Shackleford of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. A suspect was seen fleeing the location after gunfire rang out. Deputies arrived on scene and learned that the shooting was likely gang-related, according to a crime broadcast. Shackleford did not immediately know what led deputies to believe the shooting was getting-related. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LA PUENTE - A man was wounded by gunfire and a suspect is still at-large, deputies said.
The shooting occurred just before 10:20 p.m. in the 600 block of Gilwood Avenue Monday night. The wounded man is reportedly from a La Puente gang, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. The suspect reportedly punched the victim before shooting him. Deputies are at the hospital where the victim is to obtain more information from him, but he is not entirely cooperative, according to Sgt. Jorgensen of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station. The man’s injuries are not considered life-threatening, Jorgensen told SGV CityWatch. The suspect fled in a grey Infiniti north on Gilwood Avenue towards Sierra Vista Court. He is described as being 19 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall with a thin build. He wore a black t-shirt, black shorts and had a gang tattoo on his neck, according to the Sheriff’s crime broadcast. |
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