Los Angeles County and other officials identified the two people arrested in a recent shooting as gang members who targeted random people. In a news conference, Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the men, 42-year-old Gary Jonathan Garcia and 20-year-old Wayne McNeely Timberland, shot four people in Bell, Huntington Park, Cudahy and unincorporated Los Angeles on Sunday and Monday. “It appears this was a random murder spree; however, homicide investigators have not ruled anything out," Meyer said ..read more

It's been more than eight months since Jose Manuel Rangel was fatally shot in Cudahy, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in tracking down the killer. Rangel, 32, was gunned down on the Clara Street Bridge in the 5400 block of Clara Street at about 4 p.m. on May 14, 2023, the LASD said in a news release. Authorities have not detailed any information about the suspected shooter or shooters, nor what led up to the attack. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective R. Lugo or Detective L. Sanchez at 323-890-5500. To provide information anonymous ..read more

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is looking for a shooter who killed a man Friday morning and then fled the scene in Cudahy in a black sedan. The victim, only identified as a man, was killed at about 5 a.m. in the 5000 block of Clara Street, the LASD said in a news release. Though officials did not provide the exact address, investigators appeared to be focusing on a Circle K convenience store and gas station in the area. Deputies found the man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, and he was declared dead at the scene, officials said. No information has been released about the su ..read more

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.3 jolted the Los Angeles area on Tuesday morning. The temblor struck about 9:26 a.m. and was centered in the Cudahy area, less than 10 miles southwest of downtown L.A., the U.S. Geological Survey reported. With a depth of about 8.7 miles, the quake was "quite deep," seismologist Lucy Jones tweeted. She added that the tremor was "probably felt around much of LA basin." And in fact, USGS's website received hundreds of responses from people who reported feeling weak to light shaking throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The tremor was felt as far ..read more

A young father was killed in a fiery crash in South Gate over the weekend, and police say they’re investigating whether the car that struck him was racing another vehicle. Daniel Guerrero, 23, left his Cudahy home alone Sunday evening to go buy diapers for his 5-month-old daughter Alyssa, according to Guadalupe Avina, Guerrero’s fiancee. A short time later, around 7:45 p.m., Guerrero was involved in a crash on Firestone Boulevard just east of Alameda Street. The drivers of the two vehicles that collided, both the sole occupants, died at the scene, said South Gate police Lt. Roman Amador. Avina ..read more

A crowd gathered outside the East Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Patrol Station Sunday to protest the shooting of a man with autism in his Cudahy home last month. Body camera video recently released by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department shows the chaotic moments before a deputy shot and wounded 25-year-old Isaias Cervantes on March 31. Cervantes, who is deaf and autistic, was shot in his home by the deputy after his family called police following a disturbance at their home. Cervantes’ relatives have argued that the bodycam footage doesn’t tell the entire story, saying the shooting was no ..read more

Video newly released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shows the chaotic moments before a deputy shot and wounded a 25-year-old man with autism in his Cudahy home last month. Isaias Cervantes’ relatives say, however, that the video doesn’t tell the entire story and they believe the shooting was not justified. The man was unarmed, but a deputy said he reached for his gun. Advocates and families of disabled and mentally ill individuals demonstrated outside L.A. City Hall Thursday in response to the release of body-worn camera video in the shooting, calling for greater accountability ..read more

A boy was shot and killed in Cudahy early Saturday morning, officials said. The shooting was reported just before 12:30 a.m. on the 5200 block of Clara Street, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. The victim was only described as being a male juvenile, and officials didn't provide information on his name or age. Neighbors told KTLA the victim was a teenage boy.  Deputies first responded to the area after getting a call about a gunshot victim and found the boy suffering from a single gunshot wound to his upper torso.  He was taken to a hospital, where he ..read more

When Isaias Cervantes spiraled into a mental health crisis last week, his family called 911. A sister and a therapist who works with Cervantes told the Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who responded that the agitated 25-year-old had autism and was hard of hearing, according to another sister and a lawyer for the family. Despite the alleged warnings, the encounter quickly escalated and ended minutes later when a deputy shot Cervantes, causing injuries that could leave him paralyzed . “Knowing he may not walk, it’s just not right,” said a sister, Yajaira Cervantes. “I wish that they would b ..read more

A gunman was on the loose after a deadly shooting near a school in Cudahy Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The gunfire was reported at about 2:50 p.m. on the 4700 block of Clara Street, outside the baseball diamond at the Elizabeth Learning Center, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials and footage of the scene. The victim, a 27-year-old man, died at the scene, deputies said. Aerial video showed his body lying on the sidewalk outside the baseball field. The violence broke out while students were still on campus, said sheriff’s Lt. Scott Hoglund. Elizabeth Learning Center is a ..read more