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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.

Here's our map. Seems like Garvey Avenue is the common link.
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PASADENA - A 17-year-old girl remained in critical condition Sunday after being shot in the head at a party, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. Saturday at a large house party in the 500 block of Westgate Street, Pasadena police Lt. Tom Delgado said.
Few details were available about the shooting Sunday, the lieutenant said. A description of the shooter or a motive in the attack was not known.
"At this point, it's really mind-boggling to understand why someone would want to shoot a 17 year old female at this party," Delgado said. "It's very puzzling."
Authorities estimated more than 100 people were at the party when shots rang out.
The shooting occurred outdoors, Delgado said, however the victim, a Los Angeles resident, collapsed at the door of the home as she tried to get inside.
The wounded woman was not believed to have gang ties, he added.
Police had not responded to any calls at the party prior to the shooting, Delgado said.
Detectives continued gathering clues and interviewing witnesses Sunday.

Here's a poster advertising Old School Bike Night. Members of the motorcycle club were apparently targeted in a mass shooting Saturday night that left three dead and seven wounded. 

Details still streaming in from this one. Essentially a 20-year-old man was shot to death early this morning outside a graduation party he was attending in El Monte. There is speculation at the scene that the man caught a bullet that wasn't intended for him. 

WHITTIER -- Authorities Sunday released the name of a local man who was killed in a shooting over the weekend, as neighbors remembered the victim as a devoted father of four with another child on the way.
Danny Quijada, 30, died at the scene of the attack, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said.
"He was all about his family," said neighbor Robert Jimenez. "He put his family first."
Family members of Quijada could not be reached for comment Sunday.
The shooting was reported about 5:30 p.m. in front of an apartment building in the 6300 block of Milton Avenue, Whittier police Lt. Bill Webster said.
Quijada was standing out front of the apartment building where neighbors said he lived with his family when he was approached by an attacker initially described only as a Latino man with short black hair and a baseball cap who had the appearance of a gang member, Webster said.
Area residents said they heard three loud shots.
The shooter is believed to have run to an alley west of Milton Avenue and fled in a dark grey Toyota Camry, Webster said. It was not clear if there was a getaway driver, or if the shooter drove himself away from the scene.
Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said Quijada did not appear to be involved with gangs.
A motive in the shooting was not available.
Some residents said the broad daylight shooting left them nervous.
"There's always kids out there playing," neighbor Cynthia Gamez said as she gestured toward the shooting scene.
Quijada loved cars and spent a lot of time cleaning his Cadillac, neighbors said. He was also known in the neighborhood for listening to oldies music.
Mary Wells was one Quijada's favorite singers, Jimenez said. "Sometimes I thought that was the only CD he ever had."
Jimenez added that Quijada was very friendly.
"I never saw him in a bad mood," he said.
Though Quijada was not employed at the time of his death, Jimenez said he worked in construction and had helped build Whittier's Greenway Trail.
A memorial of candles, Bud Light bottles, flowers and a crucifix marked the scene of the shooting Sunday.
The shooting remains under investigation, police said, and anyone with information is asked to call with Whittier police tip line at (562) 945-8213.

PHOTOS: Top - A crime scene photographer examines the scene of the shooting late Saturday. Bottom - A memorial of candles, Bud Light bottles, flowers and a crucifix stood at the scene of the slaying Sunday.

WHITTIER -- A person was killed Saturday in a drive-by shooting in a residential neighborhood, police said.
The incident occurred about 5:30 p.m. in the 6300 block of Milton Avenue, Whittier police Lt. Carlos Solorza said.
The victim, who was initially described only as male, died at the scene, the lieutenant said.
The shooter passed by and opened fire from inside a dark-colored sedan, Solorza said.
No further details were immediately available.

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ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST -- A man suffered a glancing wound to the head Sunday when a piece of bullet ricochetted and struck him at a gun range in the Angeles National Forest north of San Dimas, authorities said.
The incident was reported about 1:15 p.m. at the Burro Canyon Shooting Park, 22100 East Fork Rd, Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervising Dispatcher Melanie Flores said.
"It was one of those shooting anomalies," Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Tim Bloom said.
The man, estimated to be in his 20s, suffered an apparently minor wound, however he was flown to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center by helicopter as a precaution, the captain said.

Few details were available Saturday regarding the shooting death of a Diamond Bar man in Pomona. Here's the story so far:

A Diamond Bar man was shot to death late Friday after reportedly waving a handgun at people at a nearby party, authorities said.
Marquis Leblanc, 18, died at the scene of the shooting, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Jerry McKibben said.
The incident occurred about 11:25 p.m. in the 2200 block of Virginia Avenue, Pomona police said in a written statement.
A motive in the shooting was not clear Saturday, police added, and no suspect description was available.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Pomona Police Department's tip line at (909) 620-2085.

Looks like crime in the Valley soared over Easter Week. Shootings in La Puente, Rosemead and a guy in West Covina beat and sliced up his wife, according to the cops.

Nine people have been shot in the San Gabriel Valley this weekend, two of them fatally.

In Rosemead, a 15-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man were killed early Saturday when two attackers opened fire on a party at a hotel. Three other men were wounded in the shooting.

In La Puente, four men were wounded in a shooting by two self-proclaimed gang members early Sunday as they congregated with others outside a liquor store.

Our neighbor to the west also saw a shooting over the weekend, as a 27-year-old man was wounded by an armed assailant in Pasadena late Friday.

PASADENA -- A local man was shot and wounded Friday by two attackers in a residential neighborhood, police said.
The incident occurred about 10:30 p.m. in the 300 block of North Chester Avenue, Pasadena police Lt. Chris Russ said.
A 27-year-old man was standing in front of a home when he heard gunshots and felt a pain, the lieutenant said.
He suffered a single gunshot wound to the buttocks, he said.
One of the attackers was described as a black man between 18 and 20 years old, wearing a black hooded sweat shirt, a red shirt and jeans, Russ said. The other suspect was described only as a black man.
A motive in the shooting was unknown, he added.

From the Associated Press:

PASADENA-- A man whose girlfriend was fatally shot by Pasadena police has been convicted of her murder.
Walter Villanueva faces up to life in prison after being convicted Thursday by a Superior Court
jury.
The 25-year-old was charged with the death of Erica Hindman, who was shot in the head on Sept. 3, 2006, when a rookie officer fired into a moving car driven by Villanueva. Prosecutors said the alleged gang member had appeared to be pointing a gun at the officer.
Villanueva was also convicted of assault with a firearm, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and
being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
A lawsuit filed against police on behalf of Hindman's young daughter was declared a mistrial last year after an attorney showed autopsy photos while Hindman's mother was present.

Here's an excerpt from tommorrow's story on a fatal shooting at a birthday party in an unincorporated county area near Whittier:

WHITTIER -- A teenage boy was killed and another wounded Friday when an armed robber opened fire at a birthday party in an unincorporated county area near Whittier, authorities said.
Local resident Paul Juarequi, 17, died at an area hospital shortly after the shooting, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said.
A second 17-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious injuries but was listed in stable condition Saturday, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Byron Ward said.
The wounded teen is also a local resident, officials said.
"A person's life was lost here," said Jesse Ramirez of San Diego, whose mother owns the home where the shooting occurred. "It's hard to grasp."
Juarequi's family members could not be reached for comment Saturday.
The incident occurred about 10 p.m. at a home in the 9800 block of Calmada Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Rick Pedroza said.
"The victims were at a birthday party with 200-300 teenagers and young adults in attendance, when the suspect... robbed Juarequi at gunpoint," Ward said.
The gunman then tried to rob the second 17-year-old when, for unknown reasons, he opened fire, Ward said.
Prior to the shooting, Juarequi tried to fend off the gunman, the lieutenant said.
"A gun was pointed at (Juarequi)," said Carrillo. "He pulled out a knife in order to defend himself and he was shot."
Ramirez said his his niece, a junior in high school, decided to throw a birthday party for one of her friends while her mother and grandmother, who she lives with, were out of town.
"It kind of exploded into a 200-man party," Ramirez said, as young people from throughout the area began showing up.
"It appears one kid was bullying other kids, saying give me your money, or give me what you've got," he said.
Deputies from the sheriff's Norwalk Station responded to a report of a shooting and found Juarequi in the backyard suffering from several gunshot wounds to his legs and body, Ward said. The other wounded teen was found with a single gunshot wound in the front yard, Ward said.
The shooter was described as a Latino man in his 20s, Lt. Gil Carrillo of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said. No vehicle was seen in connection with the shooting, and no further description was available, he added.