1 Dead, 4 Wounded In South LA Quintuple Shooting

Five people were shot, one fatally, Saturday in South Los Angeles. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in the 2000 block of E. 115th Street, near the corner of Willowbrook Avenue and Imperial Highway, according to Los Angeles police Officer Warren Moore. A 31-year-old man died at the scene, Moore said. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin. The wounded included a 23-year-old man, a 27-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man, who drove himself to a hospital. The other three were taken to a hospital by ambulance, Moore said. A motive for the shootings was unknown. However, the LAPD will examine whether the shootings were gang-related. There was no suspect information available.

NBC 4

1 Woman Killed, Another Wounded In Possible Gang-Related Shooting In Boyle Heights

A 19-year-old woman was killed and another woman was wounded in a possible gang-related shooting Sunday night in Boyle Heights, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Two men approached the women in the 100 block of South Gless Street, pulled out handguns and repeatedly shot them, Officer Drake Madison said. The two men then fled the scene. There was no description of a suspect vehicle or whether they ran away on foot, authorities said. The woman who died at the scene was identified as Melanie Mancera of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office. The Los Angeles Fire Department transported a 21-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to a hospital.

Los Angeles Times

Man Gunned Down At Downtown LA Recording Studio

Homicide detectives were investigating after a man was shot to death inside a recording studio in downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning, authorities said. An official with the Los Angeles Police Department said the shooting at the studio on 9th and San Pedro streets was reported around 12:05 a.m. Monday. The studio, registered at RZN Recording, is just a few blocks from Skid Row. Officers at the scene said the studio was crowded and a few people were detained while they worked to sort out what happened. Those detained ended up being witnesses and told investigators there was an argument going on before the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition where he died. The suspect managed to get away and investigators continue to interview witnesses in hopes of identifying a suspect. The name of the victim has not been released. Anyone with information is asked to contact the LAPD.

FOX 11

Man Wounded In Chatsworth Stabbing

A man was stabbed Saturday evening in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles. The stabbing occurred at 9:40 p.m. in the 10300 block of DeSoto Avenue at Devonshire Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im told City News Service. Responding officers found the 25-year-old man conscious and breathing, Im said. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where his condition was not known. The suspect was a 40-year-old man who wore a red shirt and blue jeans, Im said. A news videographer at the scene reported the suspect was taken into custody.

MyNewsLA

Sheriff's Investigators Looking For Man Who Randomly Attacked East LA Woman In Front Of Home

An elderly woman is recovering from a severe beating just steps outside her front door in East Los Angeles. Thankfully her neighbors responded quickly to her screams and were able to take a picture of her attacker. Rosalina Martinez, 67, is recovering after she was dragged to the ground and punched in the face multiple times, landing her in the hospital. Martinez says she was cleaning her front yard Saturday morning around 6 a.m. when someone attacked her from behind. She shared her story and photos of her injuries with Eyewitness News in hopes of finding her attacker. "I didn't know what was going on," she recalled in Spanish. "I screamed for help when he was punching me." Neighbors came out and called 911 and the suspect fled. Martinez has lived in the community for decades and says nothing like this has happened to her or anyone she knows before.

ABC 7

Four Suspects Arrested In Brazen Daytime Robbery In Beverly Hills

Four suspects were arrested in connection with an armed robbery in broad daylight in Beverly Hills Monday. Two victims were robbed as they walked along the 600 block of North Doheny Drive, near Santa Monica Boulevard, around 6:30 p.m. by two armed suspects, who took their watches and fled toward neighboring West Hollywood, Beverly Hills Police Department Sgt. Richard Billingsley told City News Service. BHPD officers conducted a traffic stop just before 10 p.m. at Santa Monica Boulevard and Charleville boulevards, between Wilshire Boulevard and Century City, after receiving a description of a car that was near the scene of the robbery, police said. During the traffic stop, police arrested three men and one woman, Sgt. Christopher Coulter told City News Service. Coulter added that personal possessions and weapons police believe were used in the robbery were recovered from the vehicle. 

Westside Current

Man Sentenced In California Smuggling Crash That Killed 13 People

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for coordinating a smuggling trip in which two dozen migrants were stacked into a Ford Expedition that crashed into a tractor-trailer, killing 13 people outside a California desert town. Jose Cruz Noguez pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges stemming from the March 2, 2021, crash near Holtville, about 125 miles east of San Diego. It was one of the deadliest highway crashes involving migrants smuggled into the United States. Cruz Noguez also admitted to trying to still get payment for the smuggling trip from the survivors, prosecutors said. Neither Cruz Noguez nor his attorney could be reached for comment. “Cruz Noguez organized one of the most callous and inhumane smuggling attempts that law enforcement has responded to in this district,” U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman said. “He and his co-conspirators treated these individuals like a worthless commodity.” Cruz Noguez arranged for the Ford Expedition and a GMC Yukon to be modified by removing the passenger seats so people could be stacked on top of each other, prosecutors said. He then drove the route north of the border to ensure no law enforcement were in the area.

Los Angeles Times

Annual Crime Report Shows Californians’ Fears Of Increasing Crime Is Justified

Political officeholders at all levels and of all ideological stripes habitually pursue a time-dishonored practice when releasing data. If it’s positive, politicians try to maximize its importance with lavish news conferences and self-congratulatory declarations. If, on the other hand, the data have a negative cast, they will be released quietly, often late on a Friday afternoon, to minimize media coverage. California’s annual report on crime was released this year on the Friday before what for many would be a four-day, Fourth of July holiday weekend. That’s a tipoff that it would not be good news – and, in fact, it received minimal media attention. The 2022 report revealed that the state’s violent crime rate increased by 6.1% since 2021, and property crime was up 6.2%. Homicides dipped very slightly, but robberies jumped by 10.2%. Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a low-key statement with the data release, saying, “While crime rates remain significantly below their historical highs, property and violent crimes continue to have devastating consequences for communities across the state, and gun violence remains a major threat to public safety.”

Westside Current

A New Mexico Police Officer Dies After A Suspect Shoots Him In The Face With A Sawed-Off Shotgun During The Chase

A New Mexico police officer has died after a suspect shot him in the face with a sawed-off shotgun during a weekend chase during a weekend chase, authorities said Monday. Alamogordo Police announced that officer Anthony Ferguson, 41, died of his injuries a day after a shootout with the suspect, 26-year-old Dominic De La O. De La O was driving a vehicle without headlights or taillights around 2:20 a.m. Saturday when officers tried to stop him, police said. De La O reportedly refused to stop and officers were not chasing him at the time. De La O later crashed into a light pole and fled from responding officers before a shootout ensued with Ferguson, police said. Officer Anthony Ferguson served with the Alamogordo Police Department for 11 years. (Alamogordo Police Department). Police said De La O suffered a leg wound and was arrested after being treated and discharged from a hospital. Dominic De La O, 26, of Alamogordo, was arrested and held on multiple charges at the Otero County Jail. (New Mexico State Police). 

US Today

Indiana Police K-9 Shot, Killed During Traffic Stop

A Gary police K-9 was killed in a shooting, Gary Police Department and city officials announced at a news conference. K-9 Falco was with his handler, Officer Angel Lozano, during a traffic stop in the 1000 block of 35th Court in Gary’s Glen Park area, Gary Police Chief Anthony Titus told reporters. The individual that Lozano pulled over fled on foot, firing a handgun at both dog and handler as they gave chase, he said. Falco was hit and died of his injuries. The suspect was taken into custody. “K-9 Falco was a beloved eight-year veteran of the Gary Police Department, having over 1,000 deployments, with apprehensions of the most violent criminals, seizing numerous drugs and guns off the street,” Titus said. “K-9 Falco was a great asset to the department and the community and served to the highest expectations. This department and the citizens of Gary lost in true servant hero today.” Deputy Mayor Trent McCain urged community members “to reflect on the unwavering commitment of all of our law enforcement officers both human and K-9 alike.”

Chicago Tribune

Long Island Architect Charged In 3 Of The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

A Long Island architect was charged Friday with murder in the deaths of three of the 11 victims in a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after detectives pursuing a new lead say they matched DNA from a pizza he ate to genetic material found on the women’s remains. Rex Heuermann, who has lived for decades across a bay from where the remains were found, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He is also considered the prime suspect in the death of a fourth woman whose body was bound and hidden in thick underbrush along a remote beach highway, authorities said. Heuermann, 59, was arrested late Thursday amid a renewed investigation that first identified him as a suspect in March 2022, when detectives linked him to a pickup truck that a witness reported seeing when one of the victims disappeared in 2010. In March, detectives tailing Heuermann recovered his DNA from pizza crust in a box that he discarded in a Manhattan trash can and matched it to a hair found on a restraint used in the killings, authorities said.

Associated Press

Watch: Kansas Deputies, Bystander Rescue Man Trapped In Van Underwater

Two Sedgwick County deputies and a bystander who pulled an unconscious man from a van overturned in a lake say what happened was a miracle. Five Wichita men were injured when their 2010 Ford van left the I-235 south ramp from I-135 south and landed in a lake Tuesday evening. All but one of the men were ejected or able to get themselves out. The fifth was trapped underwater inside the van. What happened next is the miracle, says Deputy Clinton Harris. "100 percent without a shadow of a doubt this was completely divine and it was all for God's glory," he said. It was around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Harris had agreed to work past his shift. He was headed back to the station when he saw a traffic infraction and decided to pull the driver over. Deputy Nathan Kingery was headed the other direction on I-135, saw Harris and prepared to turn around to help with the stop.

Wichita Eagle

Man Drowns At Magic Johnson Park In Willowbrook

Authorities said a man drowned at the lake at Magic Johnson Park in South Los Angeles Monday afternoon. Los Angeles County firefighters and a county dive team were sent to the lake in the unincorporated Willowbrook area following a report a man jumped into the lake and did not emerge. He was pulled from the water in critical condition and taken to the hospital where LA County sheriff’s officials said he died hours later. The victim’s name is being withheld until his family is notified. Authorities were working to determine why he jumped into the lake as swimming is prohibited at the park. 

FOX 11

Firefighters Respond To House Fire In Northridge

Firefighters are responding to a fire at one-story house in the 8300 block of Melvin Avenue, near Roscoe Boulevard, in Northridge, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Monday. The approximately 1,400- square foot house is at the back of a large property with excessive storage and several different structures, Stewart said. Other nearby houses are exposed and threatened, according to Stewart.

CBS 2

Fire Damages Attic Of Home In South Los Angeles

Fire Sunday damaged an attic at a single-story home in South Los Angeles, authorities said. Firefighters dispatched at 12:14 p.m. to 1209 W. 56th St. had the fire out within 25 minutes of their arrival, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. “Firefighters conducted vertical ventilation and coordinated hand lines, working from above and below the attic, while additional units performed salvage operations to protect the belongings in the home,” the LAFD’s Margaret Stewart said. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

MyNewsLA

Southland Continues To Sweat As Heat Wave Persists

A persistent heat wave continued Sunday across Southern California, with peak temperatures reaching triple digits in the valleys and some mountain regions, and little to no relief in sight through next weekend. "Dangerously hot temperatures are expected across the interior through at least Monday as strong high pressure sits over the West Coast," the National Weather Service reported. The hot, dry weather was creating wildfire danger across Southern California, with four brush fires burning in Riverside County and Los Angeles County officials keeping a close eye on the Angeles National Forest and other vulnerable sites. "Elevated fire weather conditions thru Monday across interior vlys, lower mtns, and Antelope Vly due to hot/dry conditions with potential for large vertical plume growth," the NWS' Los Angeles office tweeted Sunday afternoon. "Brief critical fire weather conditions possible in Antelope Vly due to gusty onshore winds." Firefighters from Utah and Colorado have been called upon to help LA County officials with any potential brush fire response, the Angeles National Forest tweeted Sunday.

Westside Current

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