 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A Hispanic man in his 20s was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to his upper torso early Monday. The man was found laying on a sidewalk by a passerby in the 900 block of West Service Avenue November 25. The man has not been publicly identified yet. Next of kin have yet to be identified, according to Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
While calling the death a homicide investigation, West Covina Police did not state if a suspect description was available. Anyone with information on a suspect or who may have witnessed the shooting is urged to call the West Covina police department at 626-939-8557, or leave a recorded message on the police department’s hotline at 626-939-8688.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – Police are still on scene investigating a dead by found in the area of Service Avenue and Glendora Avenue Monday.
Police were dispatched to the area for a report of a person down and discovered the body around 6:30 a.m., according to Lt. Keith Shishido of the West Covina Police Department. “As of right now, it’s unknown exactly what the circumstances are,” Shishido told SGV CityWatch.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - Detectives are searching for the people responsible for growing marijuana inside a West Covina home that began to catch fire Sunday. Arriving firefighters found smoke coming from the attic of a home near the intersection of Gemini Street and Glenhurst Street November 10. Firefighters able to stop flames from igniting and discovered the grow operation within. The house was vacant when authorities arrived, according to Lt. Keith Shishido of the West Covina Police Department.
West Covina firefighters responded to the home at 6:34 a.m. Within minutes, they called police, Shishido said. The lieutenant could not say how much marijuana was inside the home, only saying the volume was substantial. No one is detained yet, or arrested.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – The suspect hit multiple times by police gunfire is expected to live after leading officers on a chase and allegedly ramming a pursuing officer’s patrol car, homicide detectives say. The 22-year-old suspect, on parole for carjacking, refused to yield for police who tried stop him for driving without license plates near Glendora Avenue and Michelle Street around 2:36 a.m. November 7, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. The chase lasted around five minutes until the suspect entered a cul de sac on Russelee Drive north of Vine Avenue where the suspect hit a parked vehicle. “The suspect collided into a parked vehicle, then drove in reverse toward the officers, striking the patrol vehicle, at which time an officer involved shooting occurred,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
No officers were injured. The white sedan driven by the suspect is a confirmed stolen vehicle, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. A handgun allegedly carried by the suspect was recovered at the scene.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor *This story corrects a version where the Sheriff's Department provided an incorrect time the incident began. WEST COVINA - The circumstances have yet to be shared in a police shooting that sent a suspect to the hospital Thursday. The shooting occurred in the 900 block of South Russelee Drive after 2:36 a.m. November 7. The suspect’s condition is unknown at this time, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Additional information is not immediately available.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The driver found dead inside a crashed vehicle Sunday was identified Monday. Jaime Fernandez Jr., a 26-year-old El Monte man, was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Fernandez was found dead behind the wheel of a vehicle in the 100 block of South Glendora Avenue Sunday, November 3. Officers responding to 9-1-1 calls around 12:55 a.m. found Fernandez’s vehicle crashed into a pole, according to Lt. Travis Tibbetts of the West Covina Police Department. “It appears there was a conflict between the occupants of two different vehicles which led to the shooting,” Tibbetts said.
The gunman fled the scene in a sedan. There is no better description of the vehicle provided, or is there a description of the gunman. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the West Covina Police Tip Line at 626-939-8688.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A man was shot to death early November 3, found deceased behind the wheel of a crashed car, police said.
Officers responding to 9-1-1 calls in the 100 block of South Glendora Avenue around 12:55 a.m. found the victim, only described as a Hispanic man in his early 20s, dead, according to Lt. Travis Tibbetts of the West Covina Police Department. “It appears there was a conflict between the occupants of two different vehicles which led to the shooting,” Tibbetts said. The gunman fled the scene in a sedan. The victim’s car crashed into a pole. There is no better description of the vehicle provided, or is there a description of the gunman. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the West Covina Police Tip Line at 626-939-8688. |
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