Los Angeles, Ca
Suspects in deadly shooting of 16-year-old arrested in Southern California
Four people, including two juveniles, were arrested in connection with a violent and deadly shooting of a teen boy earlier this month that left a second teen injured near a housing project in the San Fernando Valley, authorities announced Wednesday.
The incident occurred on Jan. 8 around 7:10 p.m. in the 13000 block of Carl Street, just northeast of San Fernando Housing at 10995 Lehigh Avenue in Pacoima.
The family of the teen killed told KTLA that he and his friend had just finished playing basketball when the shooting occurred.
According to police, the victims were approached by several suspects in a silver Dodge Charger as they were walking on Carl Street, near Carl Place.
After a brief conversation with the individuals inside the Charger, authorities say the driver exited the vehicle and opened fire at the teens.
“The victims attempted to flee when two additional suspects exited the vehicle and started shooting at them as well,” a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department stated.
When one of the victims, identified by family as Elmer Quintanilla, fell to the ground, police say the driver of the Charger stood over him, firing multiple rounds at him while he was on the ground. The second victim, who was struck in the leg by gunfire, managed to escape.
The suspects then fled the area.
Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene. Quintanilla was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
The teen struck in the leg was taken to the hospital by family and is expected to recover.
Detectives tell KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade that surveillance cameras were critical during the investigation into the fatal shooting.
“The results of the investigation included searching numerous residences; recovering several firearms and other pertinent evidence; arresting multiple suspects including all who fired upon the victims,” the release noted.
The suspects, three of whom were arrested on Jan. 26 and another on Jan. 29, are facing charges of murder and attempted murder and are being held without bail. They have been identified as:
- Giovanny Montesdeoca, arrested in Lancaster on Jan. 26
- Jose Espinoza, arrested in Oxnard on Jan. 29
- A juvenile identified only as Gomez, arrested in California City on Jan. 26
- A juvenile identified only as Lopez, arrested in California City on Jan. 26.
One of the juveniles, according to police, will be tried as an adult.
Family members of Quintanilla who attended a news conference about the arrests did not want to speak on camera, but said the teen was a funny kid who loved sports and playing with his nieces and nephews.
Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to contact LAPD Valley Bureau Detectives at 818-374-9550. Anonymous tips can be submitted through L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or online at L.A. Crime Stoppers.
Los Angeles, Ca
Hospital needs help identifying man found unconscious in downtown Los Angeles
A hospital needs help identifying a male patient who was found injured and unconscious in downtown Los Angeles.
The man is believed to be in his 30s, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center.
He was found injured on the ground on Omar Street and has been hospitalized since June 22.
He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds. He has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tattoos across his upper body.
He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries.
Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar Robles at 323-409-6885.
The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. On weekends, call 323-409-5254.
Los Angeles, Ca
Clue may identify SUV in Long Beach hit-and-run that left woman injured
Police are asking the public for help Wednesday in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left a woman badly injured in Long Beach late last month. The May 24 crash occurred around 11 p.m. as the victim was crossing East 2nd Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Video provided by police showed a dark-colored […]
Los Angeles, Ca
‘What’s going on with our society?’ Elderly L.A. street vendor violently beaten
WARNING: Video footage contains graphic violence
A 62-year-old street vendor is recovering after a brutally violent attack by another woman in broad daylight as bystanders in downtown Los Angeles looked on.
The attack happened around 4 p.m. on June 15 in the 700 block of Figueroa Street, where Arabelia Martinez has sold hot dogs for years to support herself and her family.
Video of the incident, which has since circulated widely online, appears to show a woman confronting Martinez at her stand before spraying sauce across the vendor’s cart. Martinez responds by throwing what appears to be Tajín seasoning in the woman’s direction, and the confrontation quickly escalates.
The difficult-to-watch footage shows Martinez being shoved to the ground and struck multiple times as people look on. Some can be seen attempting to intervene, but the assault continues for roughly a minute before coming to an end.
“I was speechless,” Martinez’s son, Constantino Garcia, said after watching the video. “I couldn’t even see the whole thing.”
According to Garcia, the suspect approached his mother before the attack and attempted to intimidate her into giving her money.
“The lady came up to my mom trying to intimidate her and extort her for money, telling her she needed a permit to sell, which my mom does have,” Garcia told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo.
When Martinez refused, Garcia claims the woman became verbally abusive.
“After she didn’t get her way and tried to extort my mom, she said, ‘Go back to Mexico,’ and made some racist remarks,” he said. “She said some disgusting things to my mom.”
Garcia said his mother continues to suffer lingering effects from the attack.
“She keeps complaining about her head,” he said. “We need to go see a head specialist because her head doesn’t stop hurting. As you could see in the video, she got slammed to the ground.”
The video has also sparked outrage over the response from some witnesses who were nearby during the assault.
“What’s going on with our society?” Garcia said. “Are we getting desensitized to an elderly woman being beaten in broad daylight and being surrounded by people doing the bare minimum to help her? That was horrible for me to watch.”
Witness Sebastian Gutierrez said he arrived moments after the confrontation and saw Garcia’s attacker causing additional chaos in the area.
“The lady began to flip over the tables of vendors,” Gutierrez said, describing the woman as possibly unstable. “It definitely seemed like there were mental health issues or drugs involved, like we see with a lot of things here in downtown L.A.,” he said.
The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a battery investigation into the incident KTLA confirmed, though no suspect information or news of a potential arrest has been released.
Meanwhile, Martinez’s family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with her recovery and raise awareness about the dangers street vendors face daily.
“I hope that my mom gets justice for what happened to her,” Garcia said. He added that he’s been encouraged by the public response to the video.
“I’m grateful people are sympathizing with my mom,” he said. “People are giving it the attention it deserves.”
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