Investigation Underway in Shooting Death of Male Juvenile in Azusa

Azusa, Los Angeles County, CA: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are currently investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a male juvenile Tuesday afternoon.

Michael Ullo / KNN

Initially, the Azusa Police Department received a call of a gunshot victim at approximately 3:26 p.m., Dec. 6, on the 600 block of Donna Beth Avenue in the unincorporated area of Azusa.

Deputies from the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station responded to the location and were informed by Azusa PD officers that a Hispanic male had been found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to the LASD Information Bureau.

The victim was treated by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased, according to the bureau.

“There was an additional victim that sustained a gunshot wound to his upper torso who was also transported to a local hospital and remains in stable condition,” reported the Sheriff’s Department in an updated press release.

There is no additional information at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

 If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Michael Ullo, Video Journalist / KNN 

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