The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the head. Samantha was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:56 a.m., according to coroner's records. When Samantha didn't return Saturday, her family began searching for her, and reported her missing on Sunday.Įarly Monday morning, around 1:30 a.m., Samantha's body was spotted lying face-down between some bushes and a fence near the Dominguez Hills Industrial Park, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. that Friday and the device was shut off after midnight. Samantha's cousin, Susan Lainez, wrote in an email to KTLA that Samantha stopped answering her cellphone after 5 p.m. "She didn't even go out to parties, until that day."īautista de Cuevas also said her daughter's friend told her she last saw Samantha in a white jeep, with two males her family didn't know. "She was really good," Bautista de Cuevas told reporters. Instead, the girls apparently went to a party, unusual behavior for her daughter, she said. Her mother, Blanca Bautista de Cuevas, told NBCLA and CBS2 television that Samantha said she was sleeping over at her best friend's house, and the friend told her family she was staying at Samantha's house. Samantha, a student at New Designs Charter School in Willowbrook, went out with friends on Friday, March 22, and never returned home, according to family members. “And so we feel that requires immediate investigation.Samantha Bustos Vital, a 15-year-old Latina, was pronounced dead on Monday, March 25, after her body was found in the 500 block of West Victoria Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. “Those two incidents are of concern to us because 1st Amendment rights are absolutely critical to the public’s respect of law enforcement,” he said. Max Huntsman said Sunday he has opened an investigation into the arrest, as well as an incident Friday in which deputies forced people to leave a parking lot after a press conference by critics of the department. Huang received a citation for allegedly obstructing a peace officer. Video showed the reporter, Josie Huang, pinned by several deputies. The reward grew by $25,000 as L.A.’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority contributed to the fund for the arrest of the shooter.Īt the same time, there was growing scrutiny over sheriffs’ decision to arrest a reporter for KPCC and LAist who was covering protests outside the hospital. On Monday, Villanueva challenged Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James to double a $175,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the assailant. Officials have not identified a suspect or suggested a motive. Meanwhile, the search continues for the gunman. But after the surgeries, it became clear they would recover.
The Sheriff’s Department initially said both were fighting for their lives, and rumors swept the department that one had died. The female deputy’s husband rushed to the hospital, as did the male deputy’s girlfriend and parents. Deciding not to wait for paramedics, they took the wounded deputies to St.
With a concrete wall behind them and pillars protecting them, they hunkered down.Īs the partners huddled behind the concrete barrier, more officers arrived. “They moved to a position of advantage,” he said. Brandon Dean, who is leading the shooting investigation, said it made sense for them to get out of the vehicle, where they were vulnerable, and move to a more secure location. Within the department, colleagues praised the deputies’ tactics in response to the shooting. A video of the graduation shows the female deputy smiling as she walks across the stage to her family’s cheers. Four were born outside the U.S.: in India, South Korea, China and Mexico. Their names have not been released.įourteen months before, in July 2019, the two deputies walked across a stage at East Los Angeles College and were presented with certificates as part of academy class 437. They are expected to recover but will probably require additional surgeries, sheriff’s officials said. A second voice, the male deputy, is heard on the radio call: “Been shot in the head.”īoth deputies underwent surgery Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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