A 22-year-old woman, Lexus Gutierrez, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in East Los Angeles. The incident left her dead and another person injured. Family and friends mourned her loss, describing her as a kind-hearted person with big aspirations. Authorities are seeking information to locate the suspects responsible for the senseless act and are urging the public to come forward with any relevant details.
A 13-year-old mother and her 2-week-old baby, who had gone missing over the weekend, were located safely in East Los Angeles after a search conducted by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The teenager had run away in the past, and authorities believed she was in the East Los Angeles area.
Protesters gathered outside the East L.A. sheriff's station to demand justice after a video showed deputies violently arresting Alejandro Hernandez, a disabled amputee. The video captured one deputy using a carotid chokehold, which is illegal in California, while another deputy punched Hernandez in the face. Hernandez's attorney accused the deputies of profiling him in his neighborhood, as there was no report of a crime or ongoing crime. The sheriff's department claimed they recognized Hernandez as an active gang member and recovered a firearm during the struggle. Community members and relatives are calling for accountability, and Hernandez's attorney plans to file a civil rights lawsuit.
A driver led authorities on a wild chase on the 5 Freeway in the East Los Angeles area, narrowly avoiding collisions with other vehicles and attempting to ram sheriff's vehicles. The chase came to an end when the driver became trapped in heavy rush-hour traffic and was surrounded by deputies with guns drawn. The suspect, wanted for driving a stolen vehicle, was forcibly removed from the car by deputies.
Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating a man who brutally attacked a 67-year-old woman while she was gardening in her yard in East Los Angeles. The suspect, identified as Sergio Andrew Garcia, approached the victim from behind, repeatedly punched her in the face, and pulled down her pants and underwear. A neighbor scared off the suspect, who fled on foot before escaping on a bicycle. The victim suffered injuries and believes the assailant intended to rape her. Authorities have released photos of Garcia and are urging anyone with information to come forward.
A man has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a woman who was boarding a bus in East Los Angeles. Surveillance footage shows the man breaking a window on the bus and pointing a handgun at the driver before coercing the woman into a nearby car. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Angel Flores, was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol and a replica firearm resembling the one used in the kidnapping was recovered from his vehicle. The victim was found to be in a dating relationship with the suspect.
Authorities are searching for a suspect and victim in a possible kidnapping that occurred at a bus stop in East Los Angeles. The incident was captured on surveillance video, but the footage has not been released. The suspect broke a window on the bus and retrieved a handgun from a nearby car before pointing it at the bus driver and coercing the female victim into a nearby vehicle, which then sped away. The victim is described as a brown-haired woman in her mid-20s, and the suspect is described as a mid-20s male who weighs approximately 170-190 pounds and stands about 5'8'' tall.
