Seven-Time Felon Charged With Using Machine Gun In Shooting That Injured LAPD Officers

A man whose record includes seven felony convictions now faces an attempted murder charge after prosecutors say he opened fire with a machine gun on two Los Angeles police officers, grazing one of them. Malcolm Darnell Guss Jr. is accused of using a fully automatic AR-style rifle to shoot at Officers Stefan Carutasu and Joshua Rodney after they tried to stop his white Chevrolet sedan at around 9:30 p.m. on July 3 in Willowbrook near Broadway and Rosecrans Avenue, just south of Los Angeles. Guss allegedly unloaded on the officers before they could get out of their patrol car, resulting in two graze wounds to the head. Both officers suffered lacerations from the glass fragments of the patrol vehicle’s windshield. Guss fled the scene but was apprehended July 12. On Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty in Compton court to attempted murder and other charges for allegedly using a machine gun in the attack. Court records show Guss’ prior convictions include two strikes for residential burglaries in July 2014 and December 2018. Since 2020 he’s been charged three times with being a felon in possession of a firearm. In December 2020, records show, Guss was arrested with drugs and a gun by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. He was sentenced to two years in prison after striking a deal to plead no contest to a single felony charge in March 2021. That same month, he received another two-year sentence in a separate gun case that stemmed from a September 2020 incident.

Los Angeles Times

Man Stabbed To Death In Alley In Westlake Area

An investigation was underway Thursday regarding the fatal stabbing of a man in the Westlake neighborhood, west of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s Rampart Division were called at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday to an alley south of 1110 Ingraham St. near Seventh Street and Lucas Avenue regarding a stabbing. When they arrived, officers found a man in the alley with stab wounds to the neck, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were called to the scene and pronounced the victim dead. There was no suspect information.

MyNewsLA

4 People Injured, Including 2 Innocent Bystanders, In Westlake Shooting Near Taco Stand

Two people were arrested and four were injured, including two innocent bystanders, in a shooting near a taco stand in a Westlake neighborhood Thursday morning. One of the victims was shot in the stomach and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Two others were taken to a hospital in unknown conditions, police said. A security guard who was walking home also suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. The shooting happened just after midnight near Wilshire Boulevard and Alvarado Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. When officers arrived at the scene, they learned the suspects targeted one man in the shooting, but four others were struck by gunfire. Authorities said the two suspects involved in the shooting were arrested.

CBS 2

Two Men Shot During Apparent Robbery On Encino Street

Two men have been hospitalized after they were shot during an apparent robbery in the Encino area of the San Fernando Valley early Thursday morning. The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. on Hayvenhurst Avenue as the two men were stopped beneath the 101 Freeway overpass to check their tire pressure, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA. The victims were approached by a Black man in his 30s who demanded property and shot at them as they were working on their vehicle, the spokesperson said. Both victims, also said to be in their 30s, were struck by the gunfire. They were later transported to a local hospital in stable condition. Police are still searching for the suspect. It was unclear if anything was taken in the incident.

KTLA 5

One Injured In Possible Stabbing At Venice Bridge Home, Suspect Flees On Bike

Los Angeles police are investigating a possible stabbing incident that left one person injured at the Venice Bridge Home on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. at the facility located at 100 Sunset Avenue in Venice. According to police, the suspect, described only as a male, reportedly fled the scene on a bicycle immediately after the incident. No further description of the suspect has been provided by the authorities at this time. The victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, is currently receiving medical treatment. The extent of the injuries remains unknown. As of now, no additional details about the incident have been made available. 

Westside Current

Robbery Suspect Livestreams Chase Through Los Angeles As He Flees With Baby In Car

A robbery suspect emerged from a car holding his 2-month-old daughter after leading authorities on a dangerous, high-speed chase through Los Angeles Wednesday. The incident started with an armed robbery in Beverly Hills. Hawthorne police later spotted the vehicle and a chase started around 5:40 p.m. They headed into the South Los Angeles area as Hawthorne police asked for assistance from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The driver pulled over a short time later in South L.A. and three men jumped out of the car and ran off. Police set up a containment and caught two of the suspects. But the third suspect got into another vehicle, a Kia sedan, and quickly took off, starting up another chase. Deputies at the time believed he had carjacked that vehicle. They weren't aware until later that a woman and her infant daughter, about two months old, were also in the car.

ABC 7

Mother, Walking With Newborn Baby, Attacked By Man In Brentwood

A new mother is sharing her story after she was violently attacked while walking with her newborn child in Brentwood. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon just blocks away from her house near Montana Ave. and South Gretna Green Way. Carmina Lu was walking with her 1-month-old baby, in a stroller, when a man grabbed her from behind. "He grabbed me by the hips and he just started thrusting himself into me. He's thrusting his hips into my hips from behind, grabbing me by the hips very aggressively. And he would not stop," Lu told FOX 11. She sustained minor injuries to her face while she fought off her attacker. "It was the point at which, you know, he started hitting me in the face. It was with his fist. I think it was with his right hand. He hit me maybe three or four times. It was really scary. You know, obviously with face, head wounds," she explained. Luckily, the infant was not injured in the attack. Carmina eventually broke free and neighbors came running to help, alerting her husband who was working from inside the home.

FOX 11

Driver Arrested For DUI After Fiery Crash Outside A Tarzana Home

A driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a fiery crash outside a Tarzana home. The car burst into flames after having crashed into the front yard of the home. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the call at 12:32 a.m. to the area near Reseda Boulevard and Rosita Street. The driver and a passenger left the scene but the driver was later arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers on suspicion of driving under the influence. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were called to the scene to extinguish the fire. No one was injured and no one was home at the time of the crash.

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Killer Of LA Rapper Slim 400 Sentenced To 32 Years For Inglewood Shooting

A judge sentenced the killer of Los Angeles rapper Slim 400, whose legal name was Vincent Cohran, to 32 years in state prison for the 2021 shooting in Inglewood, prosecutors said Tuesday. Michael Terry pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and admitted to gunning down the rapper on Dec. 8, 2021. He fatally shot Cohran as the two got into a struggle in the rapper's front yard, according to prosecutors. Known for his extensive work with YG, Slim 400 had released seven studio albums before his sudden death. He was 33 years old. Terry, 35, has a prior felony strike and also admitted to using a firearm, which carries a special sentencing enhancement. The night of the deadly shooting, officers heard gunshots and found Cohran on the ground shot and wounded, Inglewood Police Department Lt. Neil Cochran said at the time. They arrived to the home near Manchester Boulevard and 7th Avenue just before 8 p.m. Paramedics treated Cohran at the scene before he was rushed to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

CBS 2

Firefighters Extinguish Fire At Vacant Home In East Hollywood

A fire that threatened nearby buildings at a vacant one-story residence was contained and extinguished Thursday by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters. Fire crews were called to 618 N. Juanita Ave. at 4:32 a.m. between Clinton Street and Melrose Avenue where they fought the flames with an exterior attack, said LAFD spokesman Nicholas Prange. They were able to prevent other buildings from being burned and it took 46 firefighters 41 minutes to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation and no injuries were reported, Prange said.

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LA City Council Member Addresses Junk-Filled Property In Sun Valley After Police Raid Yard

Los Angeles City Council member Monica Rodriguez held a news conference on the effort to clean up a junk-filled property Wednesday, years after the first complaints were made. The press conference was scheduled after a large amount of law enforcement entered the property in Sun Valley. SkyCAL flew over the scene and could see some officers had their guns drawn as they walked through the yard. Multiple agencies, including police, fire and what appeared to be unmarked city vehicles were on the scene. Rodriguez began the new conference by giving a brief history of the situation that began in 2019, when the city was first notified about the accumulation of debris on the property located at 8633 La Tuna Canyon. A criminal court case was then filed by Department of Building and Safety and accepted by the city attorney in November of 2019. A court date was scheduled for September 2020, but as a result of COVID-19 it got canceled. The case appeared to be on standby until the owner of the property hired an attorney in March 2021 and a court date was scheduled for May 2021.

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