The USC Daily Trojan student newspaper reported last week that the people involved in the Budlong and Adams shooting were:
- Driver Cesar Osbaldo Ramirez, 25, who died.
- Passengers Walter Puga, 20; Jose Alcanar, 31; and a minor whose name has not been released
LAPD Officer Ruben DelCastillo shot Ramirez in what the DT describes as a “possible narcotics investigation.” All is still quiet on the L.A. Times front, but the LAPD posted the following on its blog on March 19:
On March 11, 2009 at about 8:30 p.m., Southwest Area Patrol Officers conducted an investigative stop of possible narcotics suspects in a car in the 1500 block of West Adams Boulevard. They saw a pedestrian standing in the street leaning into the vehicle talking with the four male occupants inside. Officers directed the pedestrian onto the sidewalk and Officer Ruben DelCastillo approached the vehicle’s driver. The driver suddenly pointed a handgun at Officer DelCastillo, resulting in DelCastillo shooting at the suspect. The suspect accelerated and drove the vehicle, eastbound on Adams Boulevard. The involved officers stayed with the pedestrian, requested help from other units and broadcast the direction of travel and vehicle description.
So talking to people in a car makes you a narcotics suspect? Nice. If that’s what really happened, though, I’m glad Officer DelCastillo is okay. Check out the full entry here.
