Crime & Safety
Man Suspected of Fatally Shooting Neighbor in Custody
Witnesses told investigators that the victim and the suspect lived on the same lot in two separate residences.
DUARTE, CA — A man suspected of fatally shooting his neighbor in Duarte following an argument at a house party is in custody Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
Sheriff's homicide detectives were dispatched to a report of a fatal shooting at 7:55 p.m. Friday in the 2100 block of Broach Avenue, Deputy Crystal Hernandez of the Sheriff's Information Bureau said.
Deputies from the Sheriff's Temple Station initially responded to the location regarding an assault with a deadly weapon and reported that the suspect had left in a white Toyota truck.
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Witnesses told investigators that the victim and the suspect — neither of whom have been identified yet by authorities — lived on the same lot in two separate residences.
Both the victim and the suspect attended a party at the rear residence of the lot where they began to argue, Hernandez said. Witnesses told deputies the suspect then went home to retrieve a handgun and fired multiple rounds at the victim before leaving the party.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Hernandez said.
A representative from the coroner's office was dispatched to the scene a little after 6:45 a.m., according to Lt. Dave Smith of the coroner's office.
Deputies located the suspect's vehicle and a brief pursuit was initiated on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway, Hernandez said. The suspect eventually pulled over at the Azusa off-ramp where he was taken into custody.
A weapon was recovered inside the suspect's vehicle, Hernandez said.
The suspect was taken to the Temple Sheriff's Station and was being interviewed by investigators, according to Hernandez.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
Information may be sent anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website lacrimestoppers.org.
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