Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

POMONA - Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating after Pomona officers opened fire on a man, killing him Tuesday.

The shooting took place around Midnight at the intersection of North Hamilton Boulevard and West Center Street June 25. The suspect was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital where he later died, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Video from the scene showed a vehicle riddled with bullets parked on a street.

The Sheriff’s Information Bureau said detectives are trying to determine what led up to the police shooting.

No officers were injured. A weapon was recovered at the scene, according to the PomonaPolice Department.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is also investigating.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

POMONA - A domestic disturbance suspect is recovering after being shot by Pomona police at the end of a barricade at a collision scene Sunday night.

The suspect allegedly fired off a handgun during the domestic disturbance in the 200 block of Las Brisas Circle, June 9. He fled the scene in a vehicle at a high rate of speed and crashed in the intersection of Holt Avenue and White Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The suspect allegedly refused to exit his vehicle and barricaded himself. During this time, police shot the suspect.

The suspect is currently recovering from his wounds at a hospital and is listed in stable condition, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The suspect’s firearm was reportedly recovered at the scene.

Anyone with information on this incident 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.

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POMONA - A man accused of firing off a handgun at a mobile home park Wednesday night was shot and wounded by Pomona officers after allegedly firing at them.

Officers responded to a report of a man firing a weapon at the Westland Estates Mobile Home Park, 1401 W. Ninth St., around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5. Officers encountered an armed suspect on the street and reportedly made multiple commands for him to drop the weapon. He allegedly did not comply.

The suspect reportedly fired at officers who then shot and wounded him. He was transported to a hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A weapon was reportedly recovered at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating the shooting.

POMONA – Sheriff’s homicide investigators revealed that a gunman reportedly opened fire unprovoked on a Pomona officer who attempted to speak with him and several others Thursday night.

The shooting occurred in the 300 block of Orchid Lane around 7:15 p.m. February 3. The officer was struck by gunfire in one leg and was able to return fire, striking the suspect twice, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.

The wounded gunman and two others that were congregating with him fled.

A containment search helped find a suspect with two gunshot wounds to the upper torso. Both the officer and suspect were hospitalized.

The suspect, only described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, was also treated.

The fate of the two others seen with the suspect is not publicly known.

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CityWatch Editor 

POMONA - The body camera footage of an encounter between a Pomona Police officer and the shooting of a man armed with a sword was released Thursday.

The scene unfolded March 30, 2020 near Reservoir Street and Third Street around 7:15 p.m. Pomona Police Corporal Chad Jensen responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call and found a victim claiming to have been cut by a man with a sword. Jensen searched for and located a suspect, Pomona Police said.

The suspect ran into some nearby bushes to hide from Jensen. As the suspect emerged, Jensen drew his weapon. The suspect then armed himself with the sword and refused to comply with Jensen’s commands while walking towards the officer.

A police shooting occurred. The suspect died at the scene.

The victim, who received a laceration to his head after being attacked by the suspect, was hospitalized and will make a full recovery, Pomona Police said.

“The Pomona Police Department remains committed to accountability and transparency in use of force encounters and all situations,” Pomona Police said in a written statement.

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POMONA - A man who received apparent stab wounds in a sword attack Monday night is recovering from injuries considered non-life-threatening, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said.

The suspect was shot and killed by a Pomona police officer after the sword-wielding man reportedly advanced towards the officer with the weapon in hand, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said in a written statement.

Police originally responded to the 200 block of South Reservoir Street at 7:15 p.m. March 30 for an assault with a deadly weapon report.

The suspect, only describe as a Hispanic man in his 40s, died at the scene.

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POMONA - Detectives are piecing together the motive behind a brutal stabbing that left a university public safety specialist dead and the suspect shot and killed by police.

The 37-year-old parking officer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was found dead by a fellow employee on campus-owned property, identified as Campus South, around 4:30 p.m. Friday. The victim was still in his university-provided truck, according to Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.

The suspect is possibly a custodian at Cal Poly Pomona.

The victim is not a sworn officer of the campus, but helps provide safety and other duties around Cal Poly.

Coroner officials are still on scene investigating. Neither the victim’s, nor the suspect’s names are available, according to Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Campus South sits on property formerly known as the Lanterman Developmental Center, 3530 Pomona Blvd., a 300-acre property that houses a hospital, institutional housing, homes and agricultural land. The area, which closed in 2015, is a spot for moving filing and other productions, according to the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation.

“We’re being told that. Some people said they recognize him as a custodian working here on campus, so we’re trying to confirm that,” Corina said.

The suspect was possibly wearing a custodian uniform when found. He was also driving a truck, but it was not known if it was a university-owned vehicle.

Cal Poly is currently in summer session and with the killing taking place on a Friday, very few students were on campus, said Cal Poly Pomona spokesman Tim Lynch.

Witnesses helped authorities to locate the suspect about a half mile from the scene of the stabbing, near the John T. Lyle Center For Regenerative Studies.

One of the witnesses who apparently knew the suspect told detectives that he appeared “out of it,” Corina said and that the suspect fought with the witness when approached.

A Pomona Police officer and a Cal Poly Police officer both opened fire on the suspect, but the interaction that led to the officer-involved shooting remains undisclosed.

The knife thought to be used in the stabbing was recovered near the victim’s truck.

The scene of the stabbing was very brutal, Corina explained, with blood found all over inside the truck. The suspect may have cut himself during the stabbing.

“This is an anomaly, a very tragic day for the university. In my knowledge nothing like this has ever happened at the university,” Lynch said.

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POMONA - A parking enforcement officer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was stabbed to death Friday evening.

The Suspect was engaged by Pomona Police who, in turn, shot the suspect dead. No one else has been injured, according to Michael Olivieri, Pomona chief of police.

The incident occurred a little more than one hour ago near Campus South (Lanterman) & Lyle Center, according to Cal Poly Pomona officials.

Officers are conducting precautionary searches, but believe there are no outstanding suspects, Olivieri said.

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POMONA - A brief pursuit of a reckless driver culminated with one officer being shot to death, the other being seriously wounded, a Sheriff’s Homicide lieutenant said.

The unidentified suspect is believed to still be alive inside an apartment unit in the 1400 block of Palomares Street. The suspect led Pomona officers in a pursuit when he crashed just after 9 p.m. Friday, according to Lt. Christopher Bergner of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.

The suspect fled on foot the grey-colored truck he crashed into a parked SUV with Pomona officers following behind and ran into an apartment unit.

“As he barricaded himself in a bedroom, officers attempted to contact him and he began firing through the door, striking two officers,” Bergner said.

One officer was pronounced dead upon arriving at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.

A long procession of law enforcement from across the San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire escorted the Coroner van carrying the body of the slain officer as it was taken to the Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

The Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau and crisis negotiators are on scene attempting to get the suspect to surrender.