Monthly Archives: March 2012
El Monte toddler killed in crash at bus stop identified
Azusa man pleads no contest to poisoning wife’s cereal; receives 8-year prison sentence
UPDATED: Former Covina police records clerk sentenced for embezzlement
19-year-old suspect jailed in shooting death of 17-year-old boy near Whittier
On Monday, March 26, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives arrested 19-year-old, male Hispanic, Eudiel Lopez in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Michael Soto which occurred in the 9100 block of Painter Avenue, Whittier, yesterday afternoon. Lopez was booked at Norwalk Sheriff’s Station for murder.
Sheriff’s K-9 handlers and deputies on scene were able to track down Lopez in the 9000 block of Painter Avenue, Whittier. A handgun was also recovered and is believed to be the murder weapon, however ballistics testing must be done to confirm this belief.
The shooting appears to be gang related.
Suspect Lopez is currently homeless, but has ties to the Whittier area.
Homicide Bureau will not be releasing the booking photo of the suspect at this time.
There is no other information.
Key locations in Pasadena PD shooting of Kendrec McDade
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Map of area where Michael Soto was shot and killed in Whittier
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One wounded in Whittier shooting
WHITTIER — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the scene of a shooting Monday near the Frontier Continuation School, authorities said.
The shooting was reported at 12:07 p.m. near the intersection of Painter Avenue and Mulberry Drive, in an unincorporated county area just outside of Whittier, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. John Steele said.
A description of the victim was unavailable, and he was taken to a local hospital where his condition was unknown, the sergeant said.
Deputies cordoned off the area and blocked traffic on nearby residential streets as they searched for the suspect or suspects.