shooting: December 2007 Archives
We were asleep at the wheel and missed getting the news story about the shooting at Colorado and Fair Oaks in today's paper.
The Times got the news in their B-Section with quotes from Lt. Randall Taylor and Chief Barney Melekian.
Reporter Caroline An was at the scene moments after the shooting occurred and was able to get some color. She is working on a story.
11:42 A.M. UPDATE ADDED HERE.... I just read our initial story on the shooting and what strikes me is how Lt. Taylor apparently inplied that Pasadena officers chased down the shooting suspect and captured him moments after the incident.
In fact, cops were nowhere around when it went down and the shooter was chased down and captured by volunteers in Old Town there to guide tourists around.
UPDATE ENDS HERE
In my opinion, here's some of what we need to find out:
- How will this incident affect security in the lead up to the Rose Parade? Wasn't it just last week that Melekian said security was so tight that he wouldn't allow the Falun Gong chapter to have their own pre-parade event?
- How will it affect shopping? There are plenty of tourists in town for the Rose Bowl game. Are they now going to travel to safer shopping destinations?
- Is this a spill over from the increased violence plaguing Northwest Pasadena throughout the year?
- The police department said it has no plans for beefed up security in Old Town. Why not?
I'll add this as a module later, but for now here's a link to all the Crime Scene maps.
From the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau:
On November 3, 2007, Victim Bernardo Mendoza was shot and killed at “My Place Bar” in the Los Angeles County unincorporated area of Bassett.
Julio “Rocky” Duenas was identified as being in the area on the night of the shooting. Detectives are seeking to question Julio Duenas regarding the incident.
Julio Duenas is believed to live in the southeast Los Angeles area and is known to have an interest in horses. He was last seen driving a grey or silver Toyota Camry.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.
Attention: SERGEANT E. GODFREY at (323) 890-5632 or
DETECTIVE P. MARTINEZ at (323) 890-5629
File Number 007-19353-1462-011
Phone (323) 890-5500 Fax (323) 887-1160L.A.S.D. Homicide Bureau, 5747 Rickenbacker Road, Commerce 90040
(dr)
Homicide detectives said Wednesday the composite image they released earlier this year in connection with the March 2006 murder of Robert Whitehead, 44, of West Valinda, is a pretty good match for 18-year-old Robert Lopez, of La Puente.
Lopez, aka "Pee Wee" is apparently "the third man" involved in the case. On Tuesday the Sheriff's Department announced the capture of Anthony Castillo. He was taken into custody after an early morning raid at a home in Azusa. Castillo is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned Thursday morning in West Covina.
FRANK GIRARDOT
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