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A man was killed when he was hit by a car on Highway 86 in Brawley on Saturday night, Brawley Police reported.
The man was apparently walking on Highway 86 near Julia Drive when he was hit at about 9:21 p.m., Brawley Police Sgt. Brett Houser said.
The identity of the man was not released. More information will be available in Monday's edition of the Imperial Valley Press.
>> Staff Writer Eric Galvan
By SILVIO J. PANTA
WESTMORLAND --- An autopsy is scheduled Friday for a 5-year-old boy who apparently drowned after falling into the canal Wednesday afternoon.
An extensive search was launched for the boy who was identified by Imperial County Deputy Coroner Charles Lucas as Daniel Heredia who was taken to Pioneers Memorial Hospital. The boy slipped into the canal west of Westmorland at Martin and Dickerson roads.
By SILVIO J. PANTA
A Salton City man was in stable condition today after suffering a gunshot wound to his face during a drive-by shooting outside a friend's home, authorities said.
Initial reports say that 37-year-old Steve Roy Snedeker was wounded in the neck but the gunshot exited out his jaw outside a home in the 2500 block of Sea Belle Avenue, said Imperial County Sheriff's Sgt. Joe Alvarez.
Snedeker was knocking on the door of the residence to return an item when he noticed a car coming up the street, Alvarez said. Snedeker dropped to the ground after hearing a loud noise, Alvarez said. The call was reported after 12 p.m.
By SILVIO J. PANTA
A victim suffered a gunshot wound to the neck in Salton City today during what Imperial County Sheriff's authorities said was a drive-by shooting.
Sheriff's Sgt. Joe Alvarez said a deputy was taking the wounded victim to Pioneers Memorial Hospital. No other information was immediately available about the 12 p.m. shooting. It was not known where in Salton City the shooting occurred or who the victim was.
The El Centro Community Senior Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the El Centro Community Center,
By SILVIO J. PANTA
An autopsy will be performed today for a 43-year-old man who apparently died when his car was submerged in a canal off Highway 115 in Calipatria, a coroner official said.
While the victim's relatives haven't been notified, Imperial County Deputy Coroner Charles Lucas said that unspecified paperwork suggested he may have been from the San Diego area. The man was the sole occupant of the white Toyota vehicle that was heading east on East Albright Road, Lucas said. The victim's vehicle was initially reported as a truck.
There were no signs of foul play and there were no witnesses at the scene. The man was in the driver's side of the car when the 11:45 a.m. incident was reported , Lucas said.
A body was found inside a truck that was spotted today in a canal off Highway 115 in Calipatria, an Imperial County Sheriff's sergeant said.
A witness called sheriff's deputies about the truck shortly after 11:45 a.m. which prompted a deputy coroner to head out to the location near East Albright Road. No other details were immediately available at press time as authorities are pulling the truck out of the canal.
By VICTOR MORALES
Staff Writer
BRAWLEY — Victims and witnesses of a shooting and stabbing that happened on consecutive days here over the weekend are not talking to police.
Brawley police say that the crimes were not motivated by thievery may be a sign of a violent surge in gang rivalry.
“It’s a concern. We got a shooting and stabbing and we are trying to figure out why,” Brawley police Sgt. Perry Monita said Monday.
The string of incidents began about 3:45 a.m. Saturday when a 24-year-old Brawley man was shot once in the abdomen at a duplex on the 1200 block of
Around the same time of morning on Sunday, an 18-year-old Brawley man was stabbed in the 1200 block of Main Street, Monita said.
Two men in a car stopped and approached the victim walking on the street, stabbing him in the ribs, Monita said. The victim, also an alleged gang member, was transported to Pioneers but might have been referred to an outside hospital, Monita said. As of press time, his condition remained unknown.
“We don’t know if they are connected or gang-related. But the victims are local gang members,” Monita said.
Police have no suspects or motivations for both incidents. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Brawley Police Department’s detective division at 344-2111.
>> Staff Writer Victor Morales can be reached at 337-3452 or vmorales@ivpressonline.com
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