Author:

Authorities sought the public’s assistance Tuesday in locating a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old woman in Lynwood in September. Deputies responded to the 12500 block of Oak Street on Sept. 15 around 5:40 a.m. to reports regarding shots fired, where Irene Gonzales was discovered lying on the sidewalk with a fatal gunshot wound to her upper body, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators determined that Gonzales had been shot hours earlier at around 1:55 a.m. after getting out of a black Toyota Corolla. “Video evidence revealed that the suspect vehicle, a black 2014-2018 Toyota Corolla with four doors and a sunroof, was traveling along Long Beach Boulevard before turning west on Euclid Avenue and then heading on Oak Street, where it stopped mid-block,” sheriff’s officials said in a statement. Gonzalez got out of the vehicle and was allegedly shot by the driver moments before collapsing on the sidewalk, where she was pronounced dead. The relationship between Gonzalez and the suspect, if any, was unclear. A motive for the shooting has not been determined. The Los Angeles County

Updated on: December 11, 2024 / 9:03 AM EST / CBS/AP A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the sale of the conspiracy platform Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet after Alex Jones claimed that a recent bankruptcy auction was fraught with illegal collusion. The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over a company affiliated with Jones. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez’s decision means Jones can stay at Infowars in Austin, Texas. The Onion had planned to kick Jones out and relaunch Infowars in January as a parody. At the end of a lengthy two-day hearing in a Texas courtroom, Lopez criticized the auction process as flawed and said the outcome “left a lot of money on the table” for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. “You got to scratch and claw and get everything you can for them,” Lopez said. The Onion offered $1.75 million in cash and other incentives for Infowars’ assets in the auction. First United American Companies, which runs a website in Jones’ name that sells nutritional supplements, bid $3.5 million. Lopez

Illinois man charged with attacking U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace Illinois man charged with attacking U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace 00:25 WASHINGTON (CBS) — An Illinois man was arrested Tuesday night on allegations of attacking Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Police said James McIntyre, 33, is facing a charge of assaulting a government official. It was not specified where in Illinois McIntyre was from. Capitol police said they tracked down McIntyre after a member of Congress’ office reported an incident in the Rayburn House Office Building. McIntyre was arrested after an investigative interview, Capitol police said. The Rayburn House Office Building was open at the time of the incident and McIntyre had been through a security screening, Capitol police said. Earlier Tuesday night, the South Carolina congresswoman posted on social media that she was “physically accosted” on Capitol grounds. Mace wrote in the post that she would be able need a brace for her wrist and ice for her arm—but that she would be fine. Mace also insinuated in the post that the attack had something to do with her

Two arrests have been made in the targeted killing of a beloved Woodland Hills doctor earlier this year outside of the clinic where he practiced medicine, officials announced Tuesday.   The victim, Dr. Hamid Mirshojae, 61, was ambushed by a single gunman outside the Warner Plaza Medical Center at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Oxnard Street at around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 as he was walking to his car.   His killer shot him multiple times before fleeing on foot to a waiting vehicle before police arrived. Witnesses heard gunshots and saw the 61-year-old’s body on the ground in the parking lot. Paramedics declared him dead at the scene.   In a Los Angeles Police Department news release, homicide detectives said two suspects, identified as 41-year-old Tomball, Texas resident Evan Hardman and 40-year-old Reseda resident Rose Sweeting, have been arrested in connection with the targeted attack.   Both were arrested on Dec. 10 — Sweeting in the San Fernando Valley and Hardman in the greater Houston area, for murder, police said.   Ashley Sweeting, 40, of Reseda and Evan Hardman, 41, of Tomball, Texas. (LAPD)

A Chinese national who resides in Brentwood was arrested moments before boarding a flight to China following allegations that he flew a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base late last month and took photos, officials announced Monday.   According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Yinpiao Zhou, a 39-year-old Chinese citizen and lawful permanent resident of the U.S., was arrested Dec. 9 at San Francisco International Airport prior to his flight.   Federal investigators said that on Nov. 30, drone detection systems at Vandenberg in Santa Barbara County detected the unmanned aircraft flying at an altitude of nearly a mile above ground level for almost an hour, with launch and return of the drone originating at Ocean Park, a public area near the base.   “Base security personnel went to the park, spoke to Zhou and another person accompanying him, and learned that Zhou had a drone concealed in his jacket – the same one that flew over the base,” the release stated.   In this handout provided by NASA, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen at Vandenberg Air Force

All it took was half of a quarter and a defensive adjustment for No. 5 USC to seize control against Fresno State Tuesday night. What started as a tight, back-and-forth contest changed halfway through the first quarter when the Trojans deployed a relentless full-court trap. USC held Fresno State (7-4) to 12 points for the rest of the first half. USC continued to smother the Bulldogs’ offense and put the game out of reach early, cruising to an 89-40 victory at Galen Center. “We went to our press, which helps sometimes to generate some easy offense,” USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. “I knew the offense would come. We just had to feel out what they were doing, find the soft spots. I think the press got us going.” USC guard JuJu Watkins points toward forward Kiki Iriafen during the Trojans’ win over Fresno State Tuesday at the Galen Center. (Jessie Alcheh / Associated Press) After the Trojans deployed their press in the first half, they outscored Fresno State 40-12 to take full command of the game by halftime. The Trojans were aided by a 16-0

Los grandes astros del Real Madid se encargaron de darle nueva vida el martes, en el intento por revalidar el título de la Liga de Campeones. El francés Kyliam Mbappé, el brasileño Vinicius Junior y el inglés Jude Bellingham anotaron en la emocionante victoria por 3-2 en casa del Atalanta, líder de la Serie A italiana. Pero el poderoso club español requirió también de algo de suerte. Mateo Retegui disparó frente al arco en los descuentos, con la oportunidad dorada de igualar el cotejo, pero envió el esférico por encima. Fue apenas la tercera victoria del Madrid en la reestructurada primera fase del torneo. El club, 15 veces monarca de Europa, se situó 18vo, un peldaño que permite disputar el repechaje para avanzar a la ronda siguiente. “Es una victoria muy importante. No todo el mundo gana aquí. Sufrimos y competimos. En la Liga de Campeones hay que sufrir”, dijo el técnico del Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti. “Todavía es difícil terminar entre los ocho primeros, pero nos quedan dos partidos para sumar puntos”. Liverpool es líder con un triunfo de 1-0 sobre Girona, que le permitió

A ferocious wildfire fanned by strong winds burned through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying homes, triggering power outages and forcing thousands to evacuate along the coast in the dark while firefighters struggled to contain the flames. The eastern half of Malibu remained under an evacuation order Tuesday. The rest of the city and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County were under an evacuation warning affecting roughly 20,000 people. The blaze, dubbed the Franklin fire, was reported a few minutes before 11 p.m. Monday along Malibu Canyon Road in the hills north of Pepperdine University. Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the blaze moved at a fierce pace, exploding to roughly 3,000 acres as of Tuesday night with no containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said during a news conference Tuesday evening that at least seven structures were destroyed and eight damaged, based on a preliminary aerial survey. Inspection teams have been assigned to the incident and a more accurate account of the destruction is expected tomorrow, he said. More than 1,500 firefighters battled the

Police across U.S. illegally selling firearms Police across the U.S. are illegally selling firearms, CBS News investigation finds 06:24 A group of House Democrats Tuesday called for action from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, days after CBS News  published an investigation  which found dozens of law enforcement officials illegally sold firearms, even weapons of war, across 23 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California, who serves on both the House Oversight Committee and on the Homeland Security Committee, wrote to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach stating his “grave concerns” over the report that certain law enforcement officers were “exploiting their positions to acquire and illegally distribute firearms.”  Garcia, joined in his letter by Rep. Dan Goldman of New York and Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, asked the ATF to address a series of questions by Jan. 15, 2025, on serious systemic vulnerabilities exposed by the CBS News investigation. “Reporting suggests that there may be serious systemic vulnerabilities in current machine gun and sawed-off shotgun and rifle regulations and enforcement mechanisms, jeopardizing public safety by enabling the proliferation of dangerous weapons, often

Investigations are underway after a man was shot and killed by police in Buena Park Tuesday. Buena Park police officers responded to reports of a possibly armed suspect who was seen walking on lanes of the 5 Freeway near Artesia Boulevard at around 1 p.m. Authorities spotted the suspect on Artesia Boulevard and, following a confrontation, police opened fire on the man. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries. Details are limited and the moments leading up to the deadly shooting were not released. The case remains under investigation by the California Department of Justice and the Buena Park Police Department. “Upon completion of the investigation, it will be turned over to DOJ’s Special Prosecutions Section within the Criminal Law Division for independent review,” said the California Attorney General’s Office. 2 suspects arrested in Orange County fraud scheme investigation The suspect’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.  Anyone who may have witnessed the shooting or has information on the case is encouraged to contact Buena Park Police at 714-562-3978 and ask to speak with

A ferocious wildfire fanned by strong winds burned through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying homes, triggering power outages and forcing thousands to evacuate along the coast in the dark while firefighters struggled to contain the flames. The eastern half of Malibu remained under an evacuation order Tuesday. The rest of the city and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County were under an evacuation warning affecting roughly 20,000 people. The blaze, dubbed the Franklin fire, was reported a few minutes before 11 p.m. Monday along Malibu Canyon Road in the hills north of Pepperdine University. Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the blaze moved at a fierce pace, exploding to roughly 2,850 acres as of Tuesday afternoon with no containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said during a news conference Tuesday evening that at least seven structures were destroyed and eight damaged, based on a preliminary aerial survey. Inspection teams have been assigned to the incident and a more accurate account of the destruction is expected tomorrow, he said. More than 1,500 firefighters battled the

An LAPD helicopter accident injured two officers during training in Los Alamitos on Tuesday. (KTLA-TV) Two LAPD officers were injured after a helicopter training flight in Los Alamitos ended in an emergency landing, a spokesperson for the department said. Around 1 p.m. Tuesday, a helicopter was conducting training with two officers on board in the 4000 block of Doolittle Avenue in Los Alamitos when “there was a minor training incident that required an emergency landing,” a spokesperson said. An officer told KTLA that the aircraft “experienced a mechanical failure” and made a hard landing, although the LAPD spokesperson said there was no further information regarding the nature of the incident. The incident appeared to have taken place at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, which serves as a joint training site for the National Guard, according to Cal Guard. Cal Guard and local officials at the base did not respond immediately to a Times inquiry about the incident Tuesday evening. Both officers had minor injuries but were not taken to a hospital, according to police. A representative for the Federal Aviation Administration could