Other noteworthy news
Brian Day reports on another shooting in the Valinda-La Puente corridor. Killed Monday morning was a 43-year-old man standing in a driveway in the 700 block of Foxworth Avenue.
From Brian's story:
LA PUENTE - Authorities had few leads Monday in the shooting death of a man in a residential neighborhood, authorities said.
Alex Trejo, 43, of Valinda was pronounced dead at the hospital after being shot numerous times, sheriff's and coroner's officials said.
Deputies responded to 9-1-1 calls reporting a gunshot victim just after 5 a.m. and found a 43-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds in front of a house in the 700 block of Foxworth Avenue in an unincorporated county area near La Puente, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Gerard Velona.
While several witnesses reported hearing gunshots shortly before the body was found, no witnesses reported seeing the shooting, said Detective Steven Blagg of the sheriff's Homicide Bureau.
The man was found lying in the driveway of a single-story home with numerous gunshot wounds from a handgun, Blagg said.
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Frank,
And no declaration of a "crime spree" or "neighborhood in peril?" Not a single news van, march or rally? What of the series of front page stories lamenting the murders in the Valinda Corridor...or are they too common, less sensational (bc they lack the component of interracial hate) for the Tribune to tackle seriously?
How about some stories that humanize the victims of these murders?
Posted by: us | April 30, 2008 9:01 AM