Crime & Safety
Azusa Woman One Of 2 Killed In Covina Shooting Sunday
When officers entered the home, they found two women dead from apparent gunshot wounds, police said.
COVINA, CA -- One of the two women killed when a 2-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in Covina was publicly identified Tuesday.
She was Nicole Biewener, 23, of Azusa, according to coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz.
The shooting was reported at 12:06 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of South Rancho Sinaloa Drive, police said. Resident Lucas Fick told a neighbor something bad had happened and asked them to call police.
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When officers entered the home, they found two women dead from apparent gunshot wounds, police said. The toddler was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his back and was expected to recover.
Fick was arrested at the scene for being a felon in possession of a firearm, police said. He was on parole for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
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Fick was being held on a parole hold without bail at the Covina jail, according to sheriff's inmate records. He was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
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