Rowland Heights: June 2008 Archives
Over the weekend there were five homicides and one suicide recorded in local cities. The first incident involved a man who shot and killed his girlfriend before killing himself on the 605 near Telegraph Road Saturday afternoon.
Later on, four San Gabriel Valley homicides occurred within a six-hour window.
Here's a timeline and brief description of each:
VIOLENCE TIMELINE:
1. Saturday, 9:11 p.m.: ROWLAND HEIGHTS -- Harrison Alexander Smith II, 33, of Rowland Heights was fatally shot while standing in front of a friend's house. Smith, who was at the home to celebrate a 1-year-old boy's birthday party, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 1400 block of Calcarlos Avenue. Witnesses said Smith was beckoned from the home by a woman he'd been dating, then shot by the woman's ex-husband.
2. Saturday, 11:45 p.m.: MONTEBELLO -- Juan Alberto Garcia, 44, of Perris, and his son, Albert Anthony Garcia, 12, of Hemet died at a local hospital shortly after they were shot while attending a high school graduation party for a blind girl. As about 70 revelers danced in a backyard in the 100 block of East Madison Avenue, someone openened fire on the group, killing the Garcias and wounding two others.
3. Sunday, 3:00 a.m.: AZUSA -- Willie Flores, 22, of Baldwin Park was shot with a shotgun in the 5600 block of Fenimore Avenue. The shooting occurred near where a party had been held earlier in the evening, but detective were not certain Monday whether the shooting and party were related.
This just in:
MONTEBELLO - A father and his 12-year old son were killed after being
shot Saturday night, officials said.
The victims, whose names were not released, died at the Beverly
Hospital emergency room, Monetebello police Sgt. Luis Lopez said.
They were two in a total of four victims involved in the shooting
incident, which took place just before midnight on Saturday in the
100 block of East Madison Street.
A third man was treated at the scene, and a fourth woman was taken to
Monterey Park Hospital for a gunshot wound, Lopez said. She was later
released.
Police released few details about the incident late Sunday, saying
they did not want to "jeopardize the on-going investigation."
Authorities did confirm they had interviewed several witnesses in the
case.
shot Saturday night, officials said.
The victims, whose names were not released, died at the Beverly
Hospital emergency room, Monetebello police Sgt. Luis Lopez said.
They were two in a total of four victims involved in the shooting
incident, which took place just before midnight on Saturday in the
100 block of East Madison Street.
A third man was treated at the scene, and a fourth woman was taken to
Monterey Park Hospital for a gunshot wound, Lopez said. She was later
released.
Police released few details about the incident late Sunday, saying
they did not want to "jeopardize the on-going investigation."
Authorities did confirm they had interviewed several witnesses in the
case.
Sorry we don't have more but we just got this information not too long ago. I'm sure there will be a follow up on this Monday. This reminds me a lot of the father-son shooting in Baldwin Park last year that claimed the lives of Pedro Estrada and Jose Luis Estrada.
These homicides round out a weekend of death in the San Gabriel Valley. A man was shot and killed in unincorporated Azusa and another man was shot dead in Rowland Heights this past weekend as well.
More to come.
FRANK GIRARDOT
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