Shooting Archives - El Paisano

Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted of All Charges

Lorenzo Arce, Copy Editor • November 28, 2021

On November 19, 2021, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges for killing two and injuring another in August 2020. His acquittal has created controversy and mixed feelings in an already tense nation . In the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting, unrest engulfed Kenosha, Wisconsin after footage...

13 year old boy shot and killed by Chicago PD

“Adam, during the last second of his life, did not have a gun in his hand. The officer screamed at him, ‘Show me your hands.’ Adam complied,” Adeena Weiss-Ortiz said, attorney of the Toledo family.

Viviana Reyes • April 26, 2021

On March 29th, Chicago PD shot and killed a Latino 13 year old boy. Initial report claims that the boy, Adam Toledo, was still holding the gun in his hand when he was shot by 34 year old Officer Eric Stillman. Footage released from both a police body cam and surveillance video from a nearby buildings...

Orange County Suspected Planned Shooting

Luke Perez • April 6, 2021

March 31, 2021 in Orange, CA., a shooting took place at an office complex. The gunman took the lives of four people, including a nine year old boy. Aminadab Gonzalez, 44, was the gunman. He arrived at the complex and locked the gates with cables. After reports of shooting, the police arrived and broke...

Boulder, Colorado Grocery Shooting: 2nd U.S. Mass Shooting in One Week

Mimi Castellanos • March 23, 2021

Yesterday on March 22, a mass shooting occurred in Boulder, Colorado. On a quiet Monday afternoon, a gunman killed 10 people, including a police officer at a King Soopers Supermarket. It was a sad day in Boulder being the second mass shooting in a week, following the Atlanta shooting on March 16. The...

Son of California Councilwoman Shot Near USC Campus

Son of Councilwoman shot to death near USC campus, Sunday.

Jake Laurell, Tutor • March 21, 2019

Victor McElhaney, a 21 year old student at USC was shot to death last weekend near the Los Angeles campus. The victim's mother, Oakland Councilwoman, Lynette McElhaney, is heartbroken and issued a statement Sunday. Statement from the Parents, Police & University Officials "It is with the...

Powerhouse Twitch TV Streamer Said Someone Shot His House Twice in A Week

Authorities have been dispatched to investigate this crime.

Jake Laurell, Tutor • September 19, 2018

Famous Twitch streamer known for his antics and top notch production quality with over 92 million total views, Dr. Disrespect stopped his stream around 10:30 PST, September 11, because he stated that he was being shot at, reported by The Verge. The news came from his stream, Dr. Disrespect, or...

Shooting at Downey Kaiser Permanente Hospital

Luis Gutierrez, Podcast Director • September 11, 2018

A 34- year- old Hispanic male from Lynwood walked into Kaiser Permanente Hospital on the 9000 block of Imperial Hwy around 11 a.m. screaming, “I have a gun and people are gonna die." Sources inside the building said they heard six to seven shots fired. Downey Police Department did not confirm...

3 killed, suspect dead after shooting in Cincinnati’s Fountain Square

Eliott C. McLaughlin and Carma Hassan/CNN • September 6, 2018

A Shooting killed three people Thursday at the Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati's Fountain Square, Ohio and leaving two injured. Read full story (Click Here)

Cerritos College and Norwalk School Threat Not Credible

Ramon Alvarado, Sci. & Tech. Editor • February 26, 2018

Cerritos College posted a safety alert warning of an "unspecified threat" made to their campus and another Norwalk school Sunday night. The sheriff's department has identified the source of the social media threats and has deemed them not credible. "As a precaution, Campus Police will have presence...

Just in: Florida Teen Opens Fire on School Grounds

Ramon Alvarado, Sci. & Tech. Editor • February 14, 2018

Nineteen-year-old Nicolas de Jesus Cruz was arrested for a shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. early Wednesday, Feb. 14. As of now, responding sheriffs are saying there are "at least 14 victims" with an unknown number of fatalities. For complete coverage of the ongoing...

Over 20 Dead in Texas Church Shooting

Diana Juarez, Managing Editor • November 5, 2017

At least 20 dead and dozens more injured in a church shooting in rural Sutherland Springs, Texas. The shooting, which occurred Sunday at 11:30 am local time during Sunday service, comes just over a month after the Las Vegas mass shooting. Parishioners of the First Baptist church were gathered...

Man and Woman gunned down behind Pomona market

Lisa Garcia, Staff Writer • May 9, 2017

A man and woman were gunned down behind a Pomona liquor store Tuesday night. Investigators are searching for the gunman, Pomona police officials said. Just before 11pm, Pomona police were called to Perez Market at the corner of Ridgeway Street and Barjud Avenue following reports of a late night shooting,...