Gunman Flees Deadly San Pedro Shooting On Bicycle, Police Say

Police are searching for the alleged shooter who killed a man in San Pedro on Saturday and fled the scene on a bicycle. The shooting happened at about 9:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of S. Pacific Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department investigators. Circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, but police arrived to find the victim, only identified as a 48-year-old man, dead from a gunshot wound. Detectives did not have any description of a suspect other than that the fled the are while riding a bicycle and was last seen near 18th Street and Grand Avenue. Anyone who knows more is asked to contact LAPD at (310) 726-7700.

CBS 2

Public Help Sought Finding Hit-And-Run Motorist In Bicyclist Death

Authorities Monday planned to appeal for the public’s help to find the hit-and-run motorist involved in the death of a bicyclist in the South Los Angeles area in October. Oscar Guardado, 42, was injured about 9:55 p.m. Oct. 27 on Normandie Avenue near 23rd Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A Monday morning news conference was planned by detectives at the LAPD South Traffic Division to seek the public’s help in the case. “The driver of the vehicle fled the scene without rendering aid to the victim in violation of the law,” an LAPD statement said. Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the LAPD South Traffic Division at 323-421-2500 or 323-421-2577. Tips may also be submitted via www.lacrimestoppers.org.

MyNewsLA

Man Hits Woman With Car, Stabs Her Before Fleeing On Foot In Canoga Park

A woman is in critical condition after being run over and stabbed during a domestic dispute in Canoga Park, authorities said. Police responded to a call around 5 p.m. on Saturday in the 21000 block of Cohasset Street for a report of two people fighting. The pair appeared to be fighting over a vehicle. The two are believed to have been in a previous relationship and have shared children. The man got in the vehicle and drove into the woman, knocking her to the ground. He then got out of the vehicle and stabbed the woman multiple times before fleeing on foot, according to the LAPD. The woman was transported to a hospital and remains in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Police have yet to make an arrest. Anyone with information is urged to contact the LAPD.

NBC 4

Metro Bus Driver Shot, Wounded During Layover Stop In Hollywood; Domestic Violence Probed As Motive

A Metro bus driver was shot and wounded during a layover in Hollywood on Saturday morning in what the agency described as a domestic violence incident. The shooting occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of North Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Responding officers located the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital where she is listed in critical condition, according to police. She was standing on the sidewalk when a man walked up to her, pulled out a handgun and fired, the LAPD said. They said she was on her break and had parked the bus at that location to meet with the suspect. No one else was on the bus at the time of the incident. The suspect was later identified as 45-year-old Dorian Holt, the ex-boyfriend of the victim. Police said Holt was last seen fleeing the scene on foot, wearing a black sweatshirt, dark pants and a black baseball cap with a white LA Dodgers logo. "Although the victim was on duty as an MTA bus driver, her duties were not a factor in the incident," LAPD said in a press release.

ABC 7

Uber Passenger Hospitalized After Being Struck By Gunfire In San Fernando Valley Neighborhood

A rideshare passenger was struck by gunfire while getting dropped off in North Hills on Sunday, prompting an investigation from police. It happened at around 1:30 a.m. in the 9500 block of Columbus Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. They say that the Uber driver was dropping off a fare at the time when shots were fired at the vehicle. At least one bullet struck the female passenger in the right leg. At the latest, police say the victim is in stable condition after being taken to a nearby hospital. Investigators were unable to provide information on a suspect or motive and have not yet announced any arrests in the case. 

CBS 2

At Least 3 Taco Trucks Robbed Overnight In LA’s South Bay

Police are investigating at least three robberies of food trucks or taco stands in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, authorities said Saturday. The first crime occurred at 11:42 p.m. Friday at Torrance Boulevard and Denker Avenue, near the city of Torrance. Two employees of a taco stand were assaulted and robbed by three men between the ages of 20 and 25, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Division. The victims were treated at the scene and the suspects fled the location, possibly in a Kia Sol, Eisenman said. About 10 minutes later, in the area of 190th Street and Normandie Avenue, officers were dispatched to a report of a robbery at a food truck, said Eisenman, adding that the suspects were males wearing dark clothing. Another taco stand was robbed overnight in Gardena, in the area of Western Avenue and 182nd Street. A Gardena Police Department watch commander could not be reached for immediate comment. Anyone with information regarding the robberies is urged to call the LAPD's Harbor station at 310-726-7700. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit.

FOX 11

Family Seeks Help Looking For Maui Woman Missing In Los Angeles

Family members are asking for the community’s help searching for a Maui woman who missed her connecting LAX flight and hasn’t been seen or heard from since Nov. 10. The last message that Hannah Kobayashi, 31, sent to her family was alarming, they say. “She mentioned feeling scared, and that someone might be trying to steal her money and identity,” her aunt said. Kobayashi is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds and has brown hair and eyes, and fair skin with freckles. Kobayashi’s family said she was traveling from Maui to New York City to visit family, but when she missed her connecting flight in Los Angeles at 11 p.m. on Nov. 8, she decided to go to The Grove for a Lebron James event. When she returned to LAX days later, her aunt, Larie Pidgeon, said that was when she started sending concerning text messages. “Strange, cryptic messages – things about the matrix, it was so unlike her,” Pidgeon told KTLA’s Angeli Kakade. “And then all of a sudden, no more communication.”

KTLA 5

Maryland Officers Search For Suspect After Finding 80 Illegal Firearms At Scene Of Reported Domestic Assault

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s officers are searching for a 39-year-old man after recovering 80 firearms in connection with a call for a domestic assault last Thursday. The suspect left the scene before authorities arrived, according to a Friday news release from the sheriff’s office. On Friday, officers turned up an “extensive collection of weapons” after executing search warrants on the residence and vehicles on the 20000 block of Goddard Road in Lexington Park, where a domestic assault had been reported the day before, the release says. The collection included guns of all sizes, including handguns, an AK-47, semiautomatic rifles and 3D-printed “ghost guns,” according to the release. Officers also found 3D printers, gun manufacturing equipment, large-capacity magazines and gun modification components, in addition to over 1,300 rounds of ammunition. The suspect, who is prohibited from having a gun due to prior convictions dating back to 2007, is also wanted for theft. The release states detectives applied to press charges on him related to the weapons stockpile, but the Maryland Judiciary’s website currently shows only a charge of second-degree assault stemming from the Nov. 7 incident.

The Baltimore Sun

Gang Takedown Nets 30 Suspects Wanted In New York Shootings And Murders Spanning 6 Years

Vicious gang members responsible for nearly half of the reckless shootings in Inwood and Washington Heights over the last six years, including the murders of four innocent bystanders, were charged in a series of sweeping indictments that got killers and guns off the streets, officials said Thursday. Thirty gang members in all were rounded up and charged in connection with 18 shootings in which seven people were killed, including four victims who were not targets. The bloodshed included two gunpoint robberies, one of which was fatal, officials said. “These groups have allegedly committed fatal and horrific gun violence in Inwood and Washington Heights over the past six years,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “I want to be very clear: if you traffic illegal firearms into Manhattan, or use guns to commit violence against fellow Manhattanites, you will be held accountable. “We will not accept this type of conduct, which tears at the fabric of our communities.” Four of the suspects, allegedly associated with a crew known to police as “Own Every Dollar” (O.E.D), were charged in connection with two separate shootings, including one where O.E.D. members shot indiscriminately into a crowded basketball court, striking an innocent bystander in the chest. Another 18 members of the “200/8 Block,” and eight members of the “6 Block” crew were also arrested and charged.

New York Daily News

Elderly Man Dead, 2 Teens Seriously Hurt In Crash In Boyle Heights

A horrific crash in Boyle Heights killed an elderly man and left two teens seriously hurt. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call of a multiple vehicle crash near the intersection of East 4th Street and South Fresno street around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival, one person was pronounced dead at the scene. The two teens taken to the hospital from the crash are believed to be 17 and 18 years old, both males, according to LAFD. On Friday, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the man as 77-year-old Jose Trevizo of Los Angeles. The teens are fighting for their lives at the hospital. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Trevizo was driving westbound on Fourth and turning left to go south on Fresno Street when the other car, which was eastbound on Fourth, collided with his car. The Mercedes-Benz could be seen on security video hitting the side of the Honda.

FOX 11

2 People Rescued From Koreatown Fire, Lithium-Ion Batteries Found In Basement

Firefighters rescued two people from a burning apartment building in Los Angeles Friday morning, helping one of the victims out of a second-story window and pulling out another person who was later hospitalized in critical condition. The critically injured person was rescued from the basement of the building at 427 South Gramercy Place, with the other rescued victim and two other individuals all being looked at by paramedics for potential injuries including smoke inhalation, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It took firefighters 30 minutes to put out the blaze, which LAFD first reported in an alert at 8:39 a.m. Paramedics took four people to the hospital, one of whom was critically injured. The American Red Cross headed to the building to help roughly 30 residents displaced by the fire. 

CBS 2

Fire At AutoZone Store In Hollywood Burns Through Neighboring Businesses, Forces Street Closure

A fire in an automotive parts store in Hollywood that burned through neighboring businesses was knocked down Saturday night. Just before 4:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department stated that crews were working to assess heavy smoke emanating from an AutoZone automotive store in an L-shaped, one-story strip mall at 1306 N. Highland Ave., north of Fountain Avenue. At 5 p.m., an update by the LAFD noted road closures on Highland between DeLongpre and Lexington avenues due to fire crews battling the heavy fire. Some 124 firefighters were assigned to knock down the flames that were structurally damaging the store -- one of three businesses in the mall, LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey said. In an operation of over two hours, the fire was completely extinguished and the adjoining two stores, a Fat Sal's Deli and Sushi Ajito, also sustained heavy damages. It was unclear if the businesses were closed as a result of the fire, and no injuries were reported. Witnesses described seeing an "explosive fire" potentially caused by a battery at the store, but the cause remained under investigation, Humphrey said.

ABC 7

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