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SANTA FE SPRINGS -- Three men were shot and wounded early Saturday following a car crash, police said.
The incident occurred about 1:40 a.m. in the 12900 block of Los Nietos Road, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
The victims were leaving Señor Charlie's Sports Bar near Santa Fe Springs and Los Nietos roads when they crashed their sedan into a gray, full-sized pickup truck, the lieutenant said.
The men in the car drove away from the crash scene, Solorza said, and were followed by the pickup truck.
"When they noticed the truck was following them, they pulled over," he said. "One of the occupants confronted the driver of the pickup, who produced a handgun and started firing."
The man who got out to confront the pickup truck driver, as well as two people who were still inside the sedan were shot and wounded, Solorza said. A fourth man inside the sedan escaped injury.
Police described the victims as Whittier-area men in their 20s. None of the wounds were believed to be life-threatening.
A description of the pickup truck driver was not available Saturday.

LA HABRA -- A man allegedly stabbed another man during an argument in a bar Friday before being knocked unconscious by a good Samaritan who came to the wounded man's aid, police said.
Jack Duke, 56, of La Habra was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, according to La Habra police and sheriff's booking records.
The incident occurred about 9:45 p.m. at Heads and Tails, 211 E. Imperial Highway, La Habra police Lt. Fred Wiste said.
Duke got into an argument with a 44-year-old La Habra man and stabbed him in the lower back with a steak knife, the lieutenant said.
"A witness saw the stabbing occurring and hit the suspect over the head with a bench, rendering him unconscious," Wiste said.
Duke remained unconscious until police arrived and arrested him, he added.
The wounded man was hospitalized in stable condition, officials said.
Duke was still trying to attack the victim when he was struck in the head, Wiste said. The man who intervened with the bench "may have even prevented a murder."
According to booking records, Duke is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail and is due for arraignment Tuesday in the Orange County Superior Court North Justice Center.

LA PUENTE -- Sheriff's deputies are looking for two teenagers who opened fire in a residential neighborhood before fleeing on a bicycle, authorities said.
The shooting was reported about 3:35 p.m. in the 500 block of Meeker Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Hiroshi Yokoyama said.
No one was hit by the gunfire, he said, and deputies could not find any shattered glass or bullet holes in the area.
The two shooters were described as Latino and about 15 or 16 years old, both armed with handguns, the lieutenant said. They were last seen fleeing the area on a bicycle.

WEST COVINA -- Two men and two teenagers were behind bars Saturday after allegedly stabbing two men during a fight outside a party, police said.
Alejandro Rodriguez, 18, of West Covina and Lawrence Corlew, 20, of Covina were booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, along with a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy, West Covina police Lt. David Rozeboom said.
The wounded men were found shortly after midnight Saturday in the 3700 block of Garvey Avenue South as police were responding to a complaint about a party nearby in the 100 block of Buckboard Circle, Rozeboom said.
"There was some issue with someone blocking the roadway," Rozeboom said, and several people began fighting.
Officers pulled over a car that was leaving the area and found the wounded men inside, he said.
The apparent victims, who are 20 and 21 years old, were stabbed in the leg and lower back and hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, he said.
Rozeboom added the stabbing did not appear to be gang-related.
No one answered the door Saturday evening at the home where the party was held.
Initial news reports indicated the party was attended by teens wearing high school band and cheerleader uniforms, but police could not confirm that Saturday evening.
Neighbors in the area said they didn't seen anyone dressed in a uniform.
According to sheriff's booking records, Rodriguez and Corlew are due for arraignment Tuesday in West Covina Superior Court and are each being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.
The teenage suspects were taken to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, Rozeboom said.
Saturday's stabbing was the third incident of violence at a West Covina house party reported in just over a week.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 1, 27-year-old Ramiro Limon Jr. of East Los Angeles was fatally shot outside a house party at Shadydale Avenue and Roxbury Street, police said. His brother, 40, was wounded in the attack.
On the night of Oct. 31, a 16-year-old Baldwin Park boy was shot in the shoulder when a fight broke out in front of a house party in the 1900 of E. Nanette Avenue.

PICO RIVERA -- A man is expected to survive after he was shot early Saturday, officials said.
The shooting was reported about 5:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of San Gabriel River Parkway, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Margarito Robles said.
"Deputies found him lying on the ground, suffering from two gunshot wounds to his torso," the lieutenant said.
The wounded man, a 24-year-old Pico Rivera resident, was listed at the hospital in stable condition, he added.
A description of the attackers was not available Saturday, Robles said, however it initially appeared they fled south on San Gabriel River Parkway in a white car, possibly a Nissan Maxima.
A motive in the shooting was not available Saturday.

WHITTIER -- At least three people were stabbed Saturday during a fight outside a Halloween party, police said.
The stabbings were reported about 11:15 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 7700 block of Comstock Avenue, Whittier police Sgt. Kevin Ramos said.
Three men found their own way to the hospital following the incident, and police were seeking a possible fourth stabbing victim who was unaccounted for, the sergeant said.
The conditions of the wounded men were not available, he said, however none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening.
The stabbings were discovered after officers responded to a report of about 20 people fighting in the street, Ramos said.
The knife-wielding man was described as Latino, about 20 years old, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds, officials said. He had black hair and wore a black hooded sweat shirt and checkered shorts.

WEST COVINA -- A gunman killed one man and wounded his brother during a fight outside a Halloween party early Sunday, authorities said.
Ramiro Limon Jr., 27, of East Los Angeles died at the scene of the shooting, which took place just before 1 a.m. at the intersection of Shadydale Avenue and Roxbury Street, Los Angeles County coroner's officials said.
His brother, 40-year-old Rodrigo Ruiz of East Los Angeles, was shot in the hand, West Covina police Cpl. Rudy Lopez said. He was hospitalized and is expected to recover.
The shooting occurred as a Halloween house party was winding down, Lopez said.
"The party was breaking up, and apparently a fight ensued between the victims and the suspects," he said.
"During he fight, the (shooter) went to his vehicle and retrieved a handgun and fired several shots, hitting both victims," police said in a written statement.
The shooter, described only as a male Latino, then got into the passenger side of a dark-colored vehicle with a female driver and several other male passengers and fled the scene, Lopez said.
A second suspect was also involved in the fight, but Lopez said it was not clear if that other suspect -- also described only as a male Latino -- fled with the shooter or if they split up.
No further suspect descriptions were available.
Police Sunday afternoon were working to sort through conflicting witness statements.
Authorities believe as many as 50 people attended the party, and detectives were working to interview as many of them as possible.
A man who answered a door near where the shooting took place said the party occurred at his house, but the shooting took place in the street. He declined to comment further.
Mary Dugan, who lives on Roxbury Street, said she arrived home about 1 a.m. -- just minutes after the shooting -- from a Halloween party herself.
She saw a body lying in the street, covered by a white sheet. Her house was blocked off by police crime scene tape, and officers told her she could not return until the morning.
Dugan said she was allowed back in her home about 9:30 a.m.
"They're always having parties over there," she said, but the gatherings had never before erupted in violence.

WEST COVINA - A teenager is expected to recover after being shot during a fight at a house party Friday, officials said.
Police responded to a report of several groups fighting in front of a house party about 11:10 p.m. in the 1900 of E. Nanette Avenue, West Covina police Lt. David Rozeboom said.
At some point during the scuffle, someone in the fight pulled a gun and shot a 16-year-old Baldwin Park boy in the shoulder, he said.
Police stopped a car that was leaving the scene of the shooting, Rozeboom said, and found the wounded teenager was a passenger inside.
The teen was treated at a hospital and has since been released, he added.
The shot was apparently fired from a crowd, he said, and no description of the shooter was available Saturday.

This tragic story comes courtesy of the Associated Press:

LONG BEACH -- A 16-year-old girl died and two men were wounded after being shot following a football game at a Long Beach high school.
Long Beach police Sgt. Dina Zapalski says it's unclear what led to Friday night's shooting at Wilson High School. Police are searching for a gunman.
The girl died at a hospital.
An 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old man sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
City Councilman Gary DeLong described the girl as "an innocent bystander who was not
involved" in the altercation.
It's unclear if any of the victims were students at the school.

PICO RIVERA -- A man was shot and wounded late Friday at a house party, authorities said.
The shooting took place about 10 p.m. in the 9200 block of Balfour Street, said Pico Rivera sheriff's Sgt. Giambalvo, who declined to give his first name.
A group of people tried to get into the party but were not allowed in, the sergeant said.
One of those barred from the party, described only as a Latino man in his 20s, pulled a handgun and wounded a man who was attending the party, Giambalvo said.
The wounded man's injuries did not initially appear to be life-threatening, he added.
No further details were released.

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WHITTIER -- A man was shot and wounded late Friday in an apparently gang-related attack, police said.
The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. at Pioneer and Beverly boulevards, Whittier police Sgt. Tom Reed said.
Fire officials said the wounded man appeared to be about 25 years old.
He was believed to be an Eastside Duarte gang member, Whittier police Sgt. Kevin Ramos said.
Initial investigation indicated the man was walking down the street when he was shot by someone in a passing car, the sergeant said.
He was hit in the hip and taken to a trauma center, where he was expected to survive, Ramos said.
At least three people were inside the car, he said, which was described as a blue, late-model Chevrolet Impala with tinted windows and possibly Texas license plates.
The driver was a Latino man, about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a shaved head, police said. He wore a flannel shirt with a dark-colored t-shirt underneath and a black baseball cap.
It was not clear if the driver was also the shooter, Ramos said.

PASADENA -- Police jailed a man Sunday on suspicion of badly beating his sister during an argument Sunday.
Jose Hernandez, 41, of Pasadena was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Pasadena police Lt. Keith Jones said.
The incident occurred just after 4:30 p.m. at Hernandez's home in the 200 block of Clinton Street, the lieutenant said.
Fire departments responded to a medical call at the home and found a woman in her 30s suffering from facial and other injuries after being beaten, Jones said. She was hospitalized in stable condition.
Firefighters notified police of the apparent assault, and officers identified her brother as a suspect in the attack, he said.
Hernandez had left the scene on foot when police arrived, Jones said, but police found him at a friend's home about half a mile away near Raymond Avenue and Esther Street and arrested him without further incident.
Jones added that police have had to intervene at least once before in an argument between the brother and sister, though he was not aware of any previous physical fights.
According to sheriff's booking records, Hernandez was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.

ARCADIA -- Police jailed three men and a teenager early Thursday on suspicion of stabbing an Arcadia High School student last week, authorities said.
Danny Lieu, 19, Daniel Chong, 20, Kevin Choi, 20 and a 17-year-old boy, all of Arcadia, were booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Arcadia police Lt. Larry Goodman said.
"Shortly after 7:00 a.m., officers served simultaneous arrest warrants at four different locations within the City of Arcadia," police said in a written statement.
All four suspects were jailed without further incident, police added.
Chong had been released from jail the day before after appearing in court on suspicion of carring out a Monrovia robbery the same day as the alleged stabbing in Arcadia, Monrovia police officials and court records.
Three of the suspects allegedly stabbed a 17-year-old boy Friday afternoon near Santa Anita Avenue and Duarte Road, possibly with a pair of scissors, police said.
A fourth is accused of acting as a getway driver, however it was not clear Thursday which suspect was the driver, Goodman said.
All four suspects are believed to have ties to an Asian street gang, officials added.
The victim did not appear to have gang ties, Goodman said.
The teen victim was hospitalized for his injuries and released a short time later, police said.
The stabbing apparently errupted because the juvenile suspect had had previous issues with the teen victim, Goodman said.
Chong was also jailed Friday afternoon, only hours after the Arcadia stabbing, on suspicion of robbing a Kohl's department store in Monrovia, Monrovia police Lt. Michael Lee said.
He, along with three accomplices who were not arrested, were allegedly shoplifiting from the store when Chong pulled a knife on a store employee who caught them, Lee said.
He was found hiding under a tarp and bitten by a police dog after refusing to come out, he added. His arm remained bandaged from the incident when he was arrested Thursday.
Monrovia police are continuing to investigate the Friday robbery at Kohl's, Lee said.
All four suspects were being held in lieu of $70,000 bail.

ROSEMEAD -- A man initially listed as "death imminent" following a shooting at a Rosemead bar was expected to survive Sunday, officials said.
The man, whose name was not released, has been updated to "critical-but-stable" condition at the hospital, Sgt. Alec Macarthur of the Los Angeles County sheriff's Homicide Bureau said.
He, along with three other men and two women, were wounded in a shooting about 1:30 a.m. at Casa Latina, 8800 Garvey Avenue, authorities said. The victims were between 20 and 36 years old
No arrests had been made Sunday, Macarthur said.
A motive in the shooting was not released, and detectives said it was not initially clear if the incident was gang-related.