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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.

ROSEMEAD -- A man who was gravely wounded in a shooting at a Rosemead bar that left six people wounded early Friday was still alive Saturday, authorities said.
One of the wounded, a man whose name was not released, was not expected to survive the shooting, which occurred about 1:30 a.m. at Casa Latina, 8800 Garvey Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Byron Ward said.
Two women and three other men were also wounded in the shooting, authorities said. The wounded ranged in age from 20 to 36.
No arrests had been made Saturday, Ward added.
Deputies were responding to reports of a fight in the bar's parking lot when shots rang out, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Guillermina Saldana said in a written statement.
"As deputies arrived on scene, several shots were fired by suspects, striking several victims," the statement said.
Four people were found wounded at the bar, officials said, while another two wounded people were stopped by deputies while fleeing the scene in a car.
It was unclear what led to the fight, Saldana said, and detectives had not determined of the shooting was gang-related.
Deputies found a loaded handgun in the street that had apparently been discarded by one of the shooters.
Officials said it appeared at least two shooters were involved, but it was unclear if they were together or if a shoot-out occurred.
Authorities were also looking into whether any of the wounded people may have also been shooters.

ROSEMEAD -- A masked robber fled with an undisclosed amount of cash Friday afternoon after robbing a business at knifepoint, authorities said.
The crime was reported about 3:50 p.m. at Romance Home Textile, 9438 Valley Boulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. John Stilgenbauer said.
The robber was described as a Latino man in his mid-20s, armed with a knife, who wore black clothing and had his face covered, the sergeant said.
It was not clear if a getaway car was involved, he added.
No further details were available.

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ROSEMEAD - Attackers shot a man with a shotgun and hit him in the head with a baseball bat late Tuesday, authorities said.
Deputies responded to reports of "shots fired" about 11:35 p.m. in an alley near Garvey and Del Mar avenues, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Mark Glatt said.
They found a Latino man in his 20s who had been shot at least once in the leg with a shotgun, the lieutenant said. The wounded man also told deputies he had been struck in the head with a baseball bat.
He was taken to the hospital where he was expected to survive, he said.
The victim did not appear to be fully cooperating with investigators, Glatt said, and a motive in the attack was unknown.
The only information available about the suspects was that they were seen driving in a black SUV, he added.

MONROVIA -- A woman found dead in a Monrovia home Friday apparently died as the result of domestic violence, and officials were questioning a "person of interest," authorities said.
The woman had not been positively identified Friday, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Lt. David Smith said.
The body, initially described only as that of an Asian woman, was found about 12:10 p.m. in the 500 block of West Duarte Road, sheriff's Deputy Aura Sierra said in a written statement.
"Detectives believe that the death of the woman stems from a domestic violence incident," the statement said.
Officials said they were investigating a "person of interest," but provided no further details Friday.

ROSEMEAD -- Three high school students were robbed at knifepoint Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The crime was reported about 3:40 p.m. on Valley Boulevard at Rio Hondo Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Mark Glatt said.
Three Rosemead High School students were approached by three male Asian robbers in a light colored Scion xB, the lieutenant said.
The robbers got out of the car and used a knife to demand money and property from the teenage victims, Glatt said.
They managed to steal only a yellow-colored necklace that was not made of gold, he added.
No further details were available.

ROSEMEAD -- Two masked men used a handgun to rob a beauty salon and several female patrons Sunday, officials said.
The robbery occurred about 1:30 p.m. at the Del Mar Beauty Salon, 3030 Del Mar Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Walker said.
The robbers were described as Latino men in their 20s, wearing black jeans, grey long-sleeve shirts and bandanas over their faces, officials said.
After stealing money from the cash register as well as money and a cell phone from several women at the salon, the robbers fled in a black Ford Taurus, Walker said.

ROSEMEAD -- A woman was shot and wounded in an apparently unprovoked attack at a party late Thursday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred just after 11:30 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 3400 block of Kelburn Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Michael Martinez said.
"There was a party at the location," the sergeant said. "For no apparent reason, somebody shot and struck one of the partygoers."
The wounded woman was hospitalized with an injury that did not appear to be life threatening, Martinez said.
The shooter was initially described only as male, he said, and an SUV may have been involved in the attack.
Sheriff's gang investigators are investigating the possibility of gang involvement in the shooting, he added, though the wounded woman was not believed to have any gang ties.

ROSEMEAD -- Authorities released the name Thursday of a man who died after being found on the floor of a bathroom at a local psychiatric hospital.
Kenneth Monroe, 38, of Murrieta died Wednesday morning after he was taken to Garfield Medical Center in Monterey Park after he was found on the floor of a bathroom at Ingleside Hospital in Rosemead, 7500 Hellman Avenue, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said.
He had recently been transferred to the Rosemead facility from another in Riverside County, Winter said.
A cause of death was not determined Thursday, he said, and an autopsy had not yet been scheduled.
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau are investigating the death, though Lt. Gil Carrillo said the investigation is on hold pending the results of the autopsy.

ROSEMEAD -- A man severely damaged four parked cars Thursday and punched a man who confronted him, authorities said.
The incident occurred about noon in the 8400 block of Garvey Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Walker said.
A man described only as Asian caused major vandalism damage to the cars when one of the owners confronted him about it, the sergeant said.
The suspect punched the man in the face and ran away, he added.
The man who was punched suffered minor injuries and was not hospitalized, Walker said.
The sergeant declined to say Thursday specifically what type of damage was done to the cars.

SAN GABRIEL -- Sheriff's deputies arrested a local man Thursday suspected in 30 armed robberies in San Gabriel and Rosemead in the past 60 days, authorities said.
Mark Henry Cons, 47, of San Gabriel was booked on suspicion of robbery, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
Known as the "Ski Mask Bandit," Cons carried out his alleged robberies primarily at area businesses, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Allan Smith said.
The arrest came at the end of a surveillance operation that was being conducted by detectives from the sheriff's Temple Station, sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau and the San Gabriel police department, the statement said.
Cons was taken into custody without incident at his San Gabriel home at 1702 S. Palm Avenue, officials added.
A search warrant was also carried out at the home, officials said.
No further information about the investigation or the robberies was available late Friday.
According to court records, Cons is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and is due for arraignment in Pasadena Superior Court Monday.

Here's an excerpt from a story scheduled to run in Sunday's paper regarding services for Angel James Richards Flores, also known as Angel Guerrero, who was killed April 11 in a shooting at a Rosemead motel. Another man was killed in the shooting and and three other people were wounded. Here's the orginal story on the incident, and here's a more recent story which includes the arrest of the two suspects.

EXCERPT:

Viewings will begin today and continue Monday for a 15-year-old West Covina boy who was killed earlier this month in a shooting at a motel party in Rosemead, with a funeral service to follow Tuesday, friends and family members of the boy said.
Angel James Richards, also known as Angel Guerrero, was pronounced dead at the scene of the April 11 shooting along with 27-year-old Gustavo De La Torre of Temple City. Two local gang members have been arrested on suspicion of the killings.
Though Flores was listed with coroner's officials as a Palmdale resident, friends and family members said he's been living and attending school in West Covina in recent months.
A viewing be held at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in Whittier, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Sunday from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., said family friend Cassandra Dunning, who is helping make the arrangements.
The funeral service will be held at the memorial park Tuesday at 3 p.m., she added.
Flores' cousin, 18-year-old Sabrina Schell, said Flores was more like a brother to her than a cousin.
"We grew up together," she said. "He wasn't supposed to leave me so soon."
Schell described her cousin as funny and fun-loving boy who loved singing, dancing and music.
"He was always so happy," she said.

ROSEMEAD -- Detectives specializing in Asian crime are investigating whether a drive-by shooting that left four people wounded at a Vietnamese restaurant earlier this week was related to Asian organized crime or to another area shooting that occurred in February, officials said.
"Were looking into that, but it hasn't been confirmed," Kim said of the possible connections.
Four male victims in their late teens and early 20s were having dinner at the My-Dung restaurant, near Garvey Avenue and San Gabriel Boulevard, shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday when they decided to go out and have a cigarette, he said.
They were fired on by a group of attackers inside a black compact car, Kim added. A description of the suspects themselves was not available.
Three of the wounded had been released from the hospital Thursday, he said, and the fourth remained hospitalized in stable condition.
Kim said he did not know Thursday if the victims in Tuesday's attack had any ties to street gangs.
Though officials have not established a firm link, Tuesday's attack bears similarities to a brazen Feb. 5 shooting at crowded a San Gabriel coffee house in which one man was killed and five people were wounded.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Temple Station.