On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at about 11:10 P.M., Irwindale Police Department officers responded to the 4600 block of Nora Avenue in the city of Irwindale regarding a report of several shots that were fired at two victims and their vehicle. Subsequent investigation revealed that unknown suspects drove a black sedan down the street, where they stopped in front of the victim’s residence. A suspect got out of the suspect’s vehicle and fired nine shots from a handgun into the driveway where the victims were seated in their vehicle. The victims were not struck by the gunfire, however their vehicle was hit several times. The suspects and their vehicle then left the area at a high rate of speed, going north on Nora Avenue and out of view.
Since that time, Irwindale Police Department detectives have worked diligently to identify the suspects involved in this crime. Over the course of their investigation, information was developed leading to the identity of the suspects and the vehicle used in this crime.
On today’s date, Joshua Noel Gomez, a 23 year old resident of West Covina, along with a 16 year old male juvenile, were formally charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office with two counts of attempted murder and with shooting at an occupied vehicle. Both suspects are documented gang members.
Joshua Gomez is currently being held at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s North County Correctional Facility on $5,040,000.00 bail. The juvenile suspect is being held at the Los Angeles County Probation Department’s Central Juvenile Hall.