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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives have arrested 37 year-old Eduardo Ubiarco for the shooting death of a female adult and the wounding of a male adult that occurred on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 12:38 a.m., in the 2200 block of West 154th Street in Compton.

Suspect Ubiarco, a male, Hispanic adult and resident of Sherman Oaks, was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 shortly before 2:00 p.m. He was transported and booked at Century Regional Detention Facility and is currently being held in lieu of one million dollars bail.

Suspect Ubiarco is the common law husband of the deceased female victim.  The male adult who remains in critical condition with gunshot wounds to his upper torso is the father of the deceased female victim.

The weapon has not been recovered.

The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
 

Juanita Navarro-Suarez, Deputy
Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
 
Updated press release is as follows:
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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a female adult and the wounding of a male adult that occurred on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 12:38 a.m., in the 2200 block of West 154th Street in Compton.

Detectives have learned that Compton Station deputies responded to the location regarding a “gunshot victim” call.  Upon their arrival, they located a male adult and female adult suffering from gunshot wounds to their upper torso.

The victims were transported to a local hospital where despite lifesaving efforts, the female succumbed to her injuries.

The male adult remains in critical condition and is not deceased, as previously reporter. 

Homicide detectives are currently detaining a male, Hispanic adult as a person of interest, who had been in a dating relationship with the female victim.

The person of interest and female victim’s two children, who are between the ages of 10 and 14, were at the scene of the crime and were not injured.

The incident is not gang-related and the weapon has not been recovered.

The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
 
 
Authored by:
Juanita Navarro-Suarez, Deputy
@LASDJuanita
Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
 
Original press release is as follows:
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DATE:  Wednesday, January 1, 2020    
                          
TIME:  Approximately 12:38 a.m.
                             
LOCATION:  2000 West 154^th Street, Compton      
 
VICTIM:  Male Adult and Female Adult
 
SUSPECT:  Unknown 
 
UNIT:  Homicide Bureau – Sgt. Westphal
 
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are responding to investigate the shooting death of a man and a woman. The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at approximately 12:38 a.m., on the 2000 block of West 154^th Street, Compton.

The victims, a male adult and a female adult, were transported to a local hospital where they were later pronounced dead.    

There is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
 
Forwarded by:
Deputy Trina Schrader
Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles California 90012
213-229-1700
 
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