2 LA County Freeway Shootings Break Out Within 6 Hours

LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities arrested a suspected gunman in one of two Los Angeles County freeway shootings within hours of each other Monday.

The shootings occurred Monday night on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in the Baldwin Park area and the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway near Downey.

The first shooting occurred during an altercation of a Foothill Transit bus shortly after 6 p.m. on the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway east of Puente Avenue. One bystander was shot, according to police. Authorities arrested 32-year-old Juan Mario Trejo, of West Covina, Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Trejo is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

California Highway Patrol Lt. Saul Gomez said the suspect was arrested in Los Angeles, near the East Los Angeles area. He credited the arrest to "traditional police work and some technology as well," saying surveillance video from the bus helped investigators identify the suspect and track him down.

CHP officials said the suspect got into a verbal argument with the bus driver and a passenger. The suspect pulled out a firearm, leading to a physical altercation with another passenger that led to shots being fired, according to the CHP.

One passenger, a woman who was not involved in the actual fight, was struck by gunfire. The bus driver stopped at the Puente Avenue bus stop, where the suspect got off the bus and fled on foot, CHP officials said.

The wounded passenger was taken to Los Angeles County General Medical Center, but suffered non-life-threatening injuries, CHP officials said.

According to the CHP, there were 17 people aboard the bus at the time of the shooting.

Foothill Transit CEO Doran Barnes thanked CHP officers for their work in quickly arresting the suspect.

"There are many issues that are facing our communities, including mental health, homelessness, drug addiction," Barnes said. "And unfortunately we see these issues that are affecting our community widely and spill over to our transit system. Safety continues to be our top priority and we will continue to lean in to do everything we can to keep the system as absolutely safe as we possibly can."

Another shooting believed to be unrelated occurred less than six hours later in Downy. Police released few details about the shooting

That shooting on the westbound 105 freeway near Paramount Boulevard, and it began with a family dispute in Downey, according to the CHP.

The car-to-car shooting left bullet casings strewn across the freeway just before midnight Monday near Paramount Boulevard. Responding officers learned one vehicle was in pursuit of another when the shooting began, CHP Officer Michael Nasir told City News Service.

According to reports from the scene, the shooting stemmed from an earlier argument between relatives that began at a residence in Downey.

No one was injured in the shooting.

City News Service. Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.