 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA - A 40-year-old parolee wanted on an assault with a deadly weapons charge died after allegedly revealing a weapon while attempting to escape, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The unidentified suspect was spotted sitting in a vehicle by a West Covina Police officer assigned to the US Marshal Service Pacific Southwest Region Task Force in the 700 block of North Sunset Avenue, the Sheriff’s Department said. The shooting occurred just after 12:30 p.m. “The suspect was struck multiple times in the upper torso and was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a written statement. A weapon was recovered at the scene. The US Marshal Service Pacific Southwest Region Task Force’s role to apprehend violent criminals, the Sheriff’s Department said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WEST COVINA – A man was shot and killed in a police shooting, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday afternoon.
The shooting took place in the 700 block of North Sunset Avenue November 22. The suspect died at the scene. No deputies were injured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The U.S. Marshal Service may be involved in the events that led to the police shooting, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. No other details are available.  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. |
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