Man suspected of shooting four caught

A 32-year-old Pacoima man suspected of brazenly shooting four men he thought threw a rock at his SUV on Tuesday was charged with four counts of first-degree attempted murder, officials said Friday.

The incident was one of six shootings that within four hours left eight wounded and four dead on one of the most violent days the Valley has seen in years. At the time Deputy Chief Michel Moore commented, he couldn't recall ever seeing so many killed and wounded in such a short period.

Apparently Robert Ramon Gasca, 32, was upset over someone who pelted the window of his 1998 Ford Expedition. Later that night, he is believed to have shoot more than eight rounds into a black Honda Accord carrying the four men he thought were responsible.

The bullet ripped through the shoulder and back of the driver, gravely wounding him. It also hit three others in the car, who were not as seriously injured, and shattered the windows. Still, the seriously wounded man managed to drive him and the others to Pacifica Hospital for treatment.

Gasca is being held on $4.3 million bail. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.