shooting: July 2007 Archives

Maribel, a cousin of Richard Herrera, 23, a La Puente man who was gunned down at the Food For Less in Baldwin Park on Saturday left this comment today. I'm quoting it here because I'm sure it goes to the heart of how many family members feel in the aftermath of such a tragedy.

my consin recently died from a gun shoot wound that 2 asian and one black person did they took someone that didn't deserve to die he was only 23 years old this happen in bladwin park food for less on saturday early morning he wasn't a gang member he was a great person love everywhone he didn't deserve to die that way we can't believe he is gone my family is takeing really bad we are a very close family he is the first person in are family to die of a muder someone so kind so loveable so full of life is gone not only did they kill my consin but they also put a hole in are hearts it will never be the same without are consin richard he left behind 2 older bothers 3 younger sisters a mom and dad and all his consins aunts and uncles that are to much to count but i don't understand why my consin had to die this way.

Tony "T" Taylor agreed to plead guilty in the Bad Newz Kennels case. Rumour has it he's mad at Michael Vick for (excuse the pun) throwing him to the dogs after the first search warrants were served in April.

Drive-by shootings apparently. According to this study from a think tank full of beard strokers.

Looks like the Times topped a planned weekender on Pasadena violence with news of the double homicide that occurred Friday morning. There are also some references to how Pasadena changed after the 1993 Halloween Homicides. One of the best takes on how the triple murder of three innocent teens changed Pasadena was done by the AP's Deborah Hastings following the 1996 death penalty verdict in the case.
We alluded to the case here
I'm going to write more on the Halloween Homicides during the week.

Mary Gurton is reporting that Covina residents are suspected of being behind the Friday morning double murder in Pasadena. PPD Chief Barney said the homicide highlights the need for a beefed up police presence in Northweest neighborhoods.
At the bottom of her story, Gurton reports a series of search warrants were served Friday in connection with a January murder.

Apparently an argument led to a fist fight which led to a shooting which led to the deaths of two men early Friday morning in the 1500 block of Navarro. Don't know if its gang related yet. Detectives are actively pursuing leads in the case this a.m.

Not a lot of details available yet, but two men were apparently shot in Pasadena sometime this morning. The incident occurred near 1539 Navarro. The two were taken to HMH in unknown condition.
We'll update this as info becomes available

A former employee of the Illusions strip club sent an email regarding the 1996 murder of Mohamed Sarekhani. I'm stripping anything identifying. There is some interesting new information on the case, that hasn't been made public.
Sarehkhani was shot to death outside his club on a bright, sunny mid-November day. The case remains unsolved.

Here's most of the (edited) email:

I noticed the article on the fatal shooting of Mohamed "Mo" Sarehkhani in November 1996 and wanted to share some information. I was (an employee) of Illusions at the time Mo was killed and I cant believe after 11 years the police have no leads. The word around town after the shooting was that a local gang was trying to extort money from some of the local businesses in which Illusions was one.

The death of Paul Salazar in Valinda (or is that West Covina?) the other night is getting a close look from Sheriff's homicide detectives. That said, they are keeping a tight lid on information about the shooting, potential suspects and the circumstances.
Salazar was one of two men killed in gang attacks over the weekend. Six others were wounded, according to officials. No arrests have been made in any of the cases.

Turns out there was a murder in Baldwin Park Friday night, we'll get some details on that. A man was killed and two teens were wounded in the 10:53 p.m. incident.

In Monrovia Friday, a man was shot in the leg and wounded Friday night.

Updated weekend talley: two dead, five wounded.

Disclaimer: These are the ones police actually reported.

By way of comparison, during all of last week six U.S. soldiers in Iraq were wounded in battle and removed from combat, according to icasualities. According to the same site, two U.S. Soldiers were killed by hostile fire over the weekend.

Weekend violence left one man dead and three teens wounded around the east San Gabriel Valley. We'll follow up on these throughout the day. Two of the incidents, including the murder, have West Covina datelines. One of the injured teens was identified by police as a girl.

In East Los Angeles, two brothers are suspected of beating their brother to death following an argument Sunday.

What do a stripper, a bar owner shot to death in broad daylight, and cold case detectives have in common?

They are all part of a story running in tomorrow's paper. The story concerns the 1996 shooting death of Mohamed "Mo" Sarehkhani.

"Mo" owned the Illusions topless bar on Valley Boulevard. A week or so before Thanksgiving 1996, Mo took a bullet that killed him.

Ever since, the stripper has been trying to piece the case together, while cold case detectives from the county Sheriff's department and the El Monte P.D. admit they've been stumped since day one.

There's a lot of interesting characters in the story, including a bouncer who claimed he once wrestled "Andre" the Giant.

Some early report of the incident had it as dogs attackign three people in Pasadena. As SGVN metro editor Edward Barrera rightly pointed out in the newsroom : "Pit bulls. NOT dogs."

In any event, the early version of the Pasadena pit bull attack is in.

Speaking of dogs today...

Here's the ESPN starting point in the Michael Vick saga. Good video and audio. They've been on this probably since Vick was QB at VT.

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NFL has released a statement. It will be interesting to see if Vick gets the star treatment or the Pacman treatment.

For the third time in a week, a shooting in Pasadena ends with a trip to the hospital for an unlucky victim and a police search for suspects.