Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - A reported argument led to a shooting at a popular bar late Saturday night.

The shooting unfolded at Tina’s Tavern, 328 S. Glendora Ave., around 11:30 p.m. November 9. First responders arrived to one victim wounded in a parking lot, another was found inside the bar.

Both men who were shot were conscious while being loaded into ambulances.

​Both victims were hospitalized with injuries deemed not life-threatening.

A white sedan was towed from the scene as evidence. No suspects have been arrested, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Investigators broke down the scene around 1:40 a.m.

Multiple attempts to speak with a West Covina Police supervisor were unsuccessful.

It is not publicly clear if a suspect is in custody.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - Less than a day after a victim was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting, a suspect was identified and taken into custody.

West Covina man Anthony Henry Harris, 30, was arrested after officers served a warrant at his residence in the 900 block of East Service Avenue around 7:38 a.m. Sunday, September 1. Harris was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held without bail, according to the West Covina Police Department.

The victim, a 28-year-old man, was walking on Lark Ellen Avenue near Fairgrove Avenue when a vehicle drove by. An occupant shot at the victim several times. The victim was shot in the face. He remains hospitalized, according to the West Covina Police Department.

No other suspects are being sought.

Harris is scheduled for an appearance in West Covina Superior Court Thursday, September 5.

Anyone with additional information on this shooting is urged to call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8688, reference case 24-05258. Remain anonymous 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

WEST COVINA - Detectives are continuing their search for a gunman who fired multiple rounds in a West Covina neighborhood, May 13, striking a victim.

The victim received what was described as a graze wound and is recovering from the injury, according to Lt. Tim Rodgers of the West Covina Police Department.

The shooting occurred at 1015 W. Garvey Ave. North. First responders were sent to the location at 10:46 p.m.

The suspect fled in a vehicle westbound on Garvey Avenue.

Rodgers said investigators were still determining a motive. A description of the suspect and getaway vehicle was apparently not known.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - A shooting occurred at an apartment complex Monday night.

The shooting occurred at 1015 W. Garvey Ave. North. First responders were sent to the location at 10:46 PM. The victim is expected to survive the injuries, according to preliminary information from Lt. Rodgers of the West Covina Police Department.

Garvey Ave. North is blocked to traffic between Vincent Avenue and Poxon Place.

No other information is available.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - A deputy shy of 20 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department survived a shooting while waiting at a red light Monday afternoon.

A suspect believed to be driving a white sedan with tinted windows shot the uniformed 43-year-old deputy who sat on an LA County Sheriff’s motorcycle while perched at a red light on South Barranca Street at East Garvey Avenue North. The deputy remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to Sheriff Robert Luna.

The shooting happened around 2:45 p.m. Monday, April 22. The white sedan fled westbound on the I-10 freeway.

“He was sitting on a marked black and white police motorcycle in full uniform and he was shot in the back,” according to Sheriff Luna in an evening press conference.

An examination of the deputy’s vest shows that he was struck once. The bulletproof vest saved the deputy’s life, Sheriff Luna said.

It is not yet clear if this was a crime of opportunity, or if the suspect followed the deputy and waited for a time to strike, Sheriff Luna said.

A license plate was obtained regarding a vehicle possibly tied to the shooting. Within the hour or so after the incident, deputies and California Highway Patrol officers surrounded a house in La Puente where several people were detained. These persons of interest will be released, if they haven’t already been released, since investigators cannot link them to this crime, Sheriff Luna said.

“Right now there is somebody out there armed with a firearm who shot one of our deputies in the back and if he’s willing to do that, he’s willing to shoot at anybody,” Sheriff Luna said.

Anyone who witnessed this shooting, or who may have information leading to a suspect, or suspects, is urged to call Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives 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.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - Detectives tracked down and arrested two additional suspects tied to the murder of a West Covina convenience, store clerk.

19-year-old Arturo Ornelas, a Monterey Park resident, and 18-year-old Ivan Ventura Vanegas, an Alhambra resident, were taken into custody and booked on suspicion of murder, robbery, being an accessory to a crime and conspiracy to commit a crime, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Ornelas was arrested November 16. Vanegas was arrested December 7.

Ornelas was released on bond. Vanegas remain behind bars and is being held without bail.

All three suspects are believed to be members of the same criminal street gang, which detectives will not disclose, according to the West Covina Police Department.

A 17-year-old suspect was the first to be arrested, taken into custody October 10

Karanvir Singh, a 34-year-old clerk of Big Bob’s Liquor was gunned down October 8.

First responders found the clerk was wounded in the upper torso. He was hospitalized and later died, according to the West Covina Police department.

“It appears two males entered the store and stole merchandise. The victim confronted the men at which time a shooting occurred,” according to the West Covina Police Department in a written statement.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - Detectives announced the arrest of a 17-year-old from East Los Angeles who is accused of being the gunman they killed a liquor store clerk in West Covina, October 8.

The teen is being held at a juvenile detention facility ahead of a scheduled court appearance at the Pomona Courthouse Friday, October 13.

The teen, who is unnamed because of his age, is facing one count of first-degree murder in the shooting of 34-year-old Karanvir Singh, a charge filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Singh was gunned down outside Big Bob’s Liquor & Market. The teen and an accomplice are accused of stealing merchandise before the shooting.

Detectives still seek help in identifying the second person of interest. Anyone with information his whereabouts is urged to call the West Covina Police Department tip line at 626-939-8688. Remain anonymous 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

WEST COVINA - A convenience store clerk trying to do the right thing ended up on the wrong side of a gun October 8 and was shot and killed during a robbery.

The shooting occurred around 8:45 p.m. Sunday at big Bob’s Liquors & Market, 1413 W. Puente Ave. First responders found a 34-year-old clerk wounded in the upper torso. He was hospitalized and later died, according to the West Covina Police department.

“It appears two males entered the store and stole merchandise. The victim confronted the men at which time a shooting occurred,” according to the West Covina Police Department in a written statement.

Both persons of interest were described as male Hispanics in their late teens to early twenties. The suspects fled the area in an unknown model light-colored SUV, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Anyone with information on this murder is urged to call the West Covina Police Department at 626-939-8688. Remain anonymous 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

WEST COVINA - Authorities announced the arrest of a man sought in the double slaying of two brothers at the West Covina apartment complex.

Michael Antonio Mariano Junior was arrested Tuesday, March 21 at an apartment complex in Corona. He was arrested days after the arrest of his sister, Lorraine Fisher, who was booked on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact, according to the West Covina Police Department.

Mariano is accused of gunning down Maliki Faust, 22, and Majarion Faust, 19, in the carport of an apartment complex November 2, 2022.

The murdered men are cousins of Mariano.

The men were found shot in the 3400 block of South Sentous Avenue after police were called at 10:45 p.m. One man was declared dead at the scene, the second victim died at a hospital according to Lt. Travis Tibbetts of the West Covina Police Department.

According to Los Angeles county booking records, Mariano was originally arrested November 3, 2022 at 11:52 a.m. and was held in lieu of $4 million bail. He was then released the same day at 9:42 pm. Booking records show that he was held for detention only. It is not publicly clear why investigators originally deemed that he be released.

The March 21 arrest was made with the help of the US Marshal Service Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Mariano is currently being held without bail ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina court Thursday, March 23.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

WEST COVINA - The murderer of 29-year-old Gabriela De Haro Perez remains at-large and investigators renewed calls for public assistance in identifying the person or persons responsible.

Gabriela was shot and killed near Azusa Avenue and Amar Road January 2, 2021. Investigators believe she was the victim of gang violence and was likely misidentified. Gabriela was not involved in gangs or gang activity, according to the West Covina Police Department.

"Detectives are keeping the details of the shooting and details regarding the suspect vehicle confidential. Detectives believe there are people that know who committed this horrific crime and would be able to provide these specific details to validate their reliability as a witness, which they believe could potentially solve the case," according to the West Covina Police Department in a written statement.

Rewards are still being offered to being Gabriela's murder to justice: a $50,000 approved by the West Covina City Council, a $15,000 reward approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Gabriela’s family has offered a reward of $35,000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer.

Anyone with information is urged to call West Covina Police at 626-939-8500. Remain anonymous by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org.