The takeover of Rosemaad Road ended with four people hospitalized with gunshot wounds
Four people were shot Sunday morning during a roadblock in the city of Rosemead, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
Temple Station sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a carjacking at Del Mar and Garvey avenues, on the northwest edge of the city, at 1:47 a.m. Sunday. The intersection, where cars do donuts and the like, is surrounded by restaurants and small businesses.
There was a shooting incident during the takeover, four victims were shot, according to the sheriff’s department. It is unclear whether sheriff’s deputies were present when the shots were fired.
All four victims were taken to local hospitals and listed in stable condition.
It is not yet clear what led to the shooting and who was shooting. Sheriff’s detectives are working to identify the suspects and determine the events that led to the shooting.
In a post written on X, Spencer Pratt representing the mayor of LA also sent a video of the takeover of the street where the shooting happened between a car full of passengers playing donuts, surrounded by a large crowd. Once the images are heard on the video, the crowd quickly disperses or hides.
It’s not clear if the video Pratt reposted to his account was filmed in Rosemead, but he said in the post that the takeovers happen in Los Angeles all the time.
“When I’m mayor, everyone in this video will be wearing an orange jump suit filling potholes, picking up trash and polishing the streets of LA until they’re clean enough for taxpaying Angelenos to eat,” the post said.
The shooting marks the latest shooting within Los Angeles County that resulted in an injury or property damage. In March, a series of foreclosures took place in downtown Los Angeles, Harbor Gateway and the South Los Angeles area. The first incident prompted the Los Angeles Police Department to focus its resources on preventing and responding to these incidents.
On March 10, the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, said that the LAPD will use patrol cars, cavalry, foot patrols and undercover units in the city of LA to respond to the abductions.
The announcement came after a takeover at the nearby Circa LA apartments, just 200 meters from the Crypto.com Arena, spilled over into the building’s lobby and ended in assault with a deadly weapon, battery and vandalism.
In the video that captured the incident, people could be seen throwing punches and shoving a man wearing a suit who was seen working at the mall. Another person wearing a black hoodie and mask was filmed using a metal wall to smash through the glass windows of the lobby as bystanders screamed and filmed him. Others were caught looting furniture in this building.
Two weeks later, three intakes occurred in 24 hours. Another incident turned into a crowd of people who were blocking the Metro bus, preventing it from moving and blocking the maintenance workers inside.
Times staff writer Clara Harter contributed to this report.
