Four people were struck by bullets early Sunday morning at a street takeover in the city of Rosemead, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department is investigating. <\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s Temple Station deputies responded to reports of a street takeover at the intersection of Del Mar and Garvey Avenues, in the northwestern edge of the city, at 1:47 a.m. on Sunday. The intersection, where vehicles were performing doughnuts and other stunts, is surrounded by eateries and small businesses. <\/p>\n
A shooting occurred during the takeover, and four victims were struck by gunfire, according to the sheriff\u2019s department. It\u2019s unclear if the sheriff deputies were present during the exchange of gunfire. <\/p>\n
All four victims were transported to local hospitals and are in stable condition. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear what prompted the shooting and who was firing. The sheriff\u2019s detectives are actively working on identifying those involved and determining the events that led up to the shooting. <\/p>\n
In a post on X, mayoral candidate for the city of Los Angeles, Spencer Pratt, reposted a video<\/a> of a street takeover in which a shooting occurred in the middle of a car full of passengers performing a doughnut.The vehicle was surrounded by a large crowd. Once shots are heard, the crowd quickly disperses or takes cover, according to the video. <\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear whether the video Pratt reposted on his account was filmed in Rosemead, but he said in the post that takeovers happen in Los Angeles all the time.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I\u2019m mayor, every person in this video will be in an orange jump suit filling potholes, picking-up trash and polishing L.A. sidewalks until they\u2019re clean enough for tax-paying Angelenos to eat off of them,\u201d the post said. <\/p>\n The shooting marks the latest takeover within Los Angeles County that has ended in injury or property damage. In March, a series of takeovers occurred in downtown Los Angeles, Harbor Gateway and South Los Angeles areas. The first incident prompted the Los Angeles Police Department to focus its resources<\/a> on deterring and responding to these events.<\/p>\n On March 10, Los Angeles\u2019 mayor Karen Bass said LAPD would strategically deploy patrol cars, horse patrols, foot patrols and undercover units in downtown L.A. to respond to takeovers.<\/p>\n The announcement came after a takeover in downtown near Circa LA apartments, just 200 feet away from Crypto.com Arena, spilled into the apartment lobby and ended in an assault with a deadly weapon, battery and vandalism. <\/p>\n In a video that captured the incident, people were seen throwing punches and shoving a man in a suit who appeared to work at the complex. Another person wearing a black hoodie and a mask was recorded using a metal barricade to shatter the lobby\u2019s glass windows while people outside screamed and filmed him. Others were captured ransacking furniture in the building. <\/p>\n