Category: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Man, Woman Found Shot to Death in Rancho Palos Verdes

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.—A man and a woman were found shot to death July 24 inside a bullet-riddled car in Rancho Palos Verdes. Deputies were sent to the 7000 block of Palos Verdes Drive at 6:50 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. The two people were found inside a parked, blue Subaru sedan….


Man Killed, 2 Youths Wounded in Gardena Party Shooting

GARDENA, Calif.—A man about 18 to 21 years old was shot to death and two other youths were wounded during a party at a business in Gardena, authorities said July 23. The shooting was reported at 2:08 a.m. in the 100 block of West 155th Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies…


Woman Shot to Death in Los Angeles House; Suspect Arrested

SAN FERNANDO, Calif.—A 38-year-old woman was shot to death inside a house in San Fernando, authorities said July 16. Stephanie Rodriguez was a San Fernando resident, according to the medical examiner’s office. The shooting was reported at 3:18 a.m. Friday in the 1300 block of Kewen Street, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Daniel…


2 Women Found Dead at Diamond Bar Care Home ID’d

DIAMOND BAR, Calif.—The coroner’s office June 25 released the names of two women found dead in a Diamond Bar care home, with a live-in caretaker arrested. Hee Sook Park was 83 years old and Monica Lee was 75 years old, the coroner’s office said. The cause of their deaths was not yet released. The deaths…


Deputies Shoot Man Armed With Assault Rifle in Diamond Bar

DIAMOND BAR, Calif.—A suspect who may have stabbed his own mother then armed himself with an assault rifle while wearing body armor was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies June 19 in Diamond Bar. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau, deputies responded to a location near the 2900 block of Crooked Creek…


At Least 8 People Shot at Pool Party in Carson

CARSON, Calif.—At least eight people were shot at a house party in Carson June 17, according to Los Angeles Times. The shooting took place around midnight in the 1500 block of Abila Street, just north of the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). “Several” gunshot victims ranging in…


8 People Wounded in Shooting Outside Carson Party

CARSON, Calif.—Eight people were wounded in a shooting outside a house party in Carson early June 17, two of them critically. The shooting was reported at 12:05 a.m. in the 1500 block of Abila Street, just north of the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). Arriving deputies found…


Man Threatening to Shoot at Burbank Home Depot Shot Dead by Police

BURBANK, Calif.—Detectives continued their investigation May 28 into the fatal police shooting of a man who threatened to shoot people at a Home Depot in Burbank. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Home Depot at 1200 Flower St., east of the Golden State (5) Freeway, Burbank Police Sgt….


Man Shot to Death While Driving in Gardena

GARDENA, Calif.—A man was shot to death in Gardena, authorities said May 22. The shooting was reported at 10:53 p.m. Sunday in the 14800 block of Chadron Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Homicide investigators learned at the scene the victim was driving a white Toyota Corolla northbound on Chadron Avenue when he passed…


Newborn With Umbilical Cord Attached Found Dead in South El Monte Park

SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif.—Authorities April 29 were still searching for a woman who abandoned a newborn child found dead with his umbilical cord attached in the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. Homicide detectives were sent to the 1200 block of Lerma Road at about 8 a.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s…