Justin Tino: Deputies arrest suspect after he shoots victim multiple times, Unincorporated area of Covina.

This map shows the incorporated areas in Los Angeles County, California. Temple City is highlighted in red. I created it in Inkscape using data from the Los Angeles County Website (Los Angeles County Incorporated Area and District Map (PDF). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

At about 10:42 p.m. on Friday May 18, 2012, deputies from the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station responded to a call of “shots fired” in the 16600 block of Masline Street, unincorporated area of Covina. Additional information was received that the shooter fled the scene in a red car. Responding deputies saw the described car stopped on a nearby street. Upon seeing the patrol car, the lone occupant fled on foot. Deputies searched the area with the assistance of a Sheriff’s helicopter and were able to locate the shooter, 26 year old Justin Tino from Temple City. He was taken into custody and booked for an assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in lieu of $1,075,000 bail. 

The investigation revealed that the suspect had fired numerous rounds at the victim, a 21-year-old Los Angeles man. The victim was shot multiple times. A friend took the victim to a local hospital where he was admitted for treatment of his gunshot wounds. The car that Tino was driving had been reported stolen several weeks earlier. Deputies recovered a handgun from inside his car. 

The shooting is believed to be gang related. Witnesses or anyone having additional information about this incident, are asked to contact the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station at (909)450-2700. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org