Homicide Report > Juan Escalante, 27 [Update]
Juan Escalante, 27 [Update]
Died Aug. 2, 2008 at 5:44 a.m.
Juan Abel Escalante, 27, a Latino man, also an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, was killed in a drive-by shooting near Thorpe and Aragon avenues in Cypress Park about 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. The deputy was declared dead at the scene.
According to authorities, Escalante was leaving his parents' home for work at the Men's Central Jail when a four-door vehicle approached. Someone from inside the vehicle fired several rounds, striking Escalante, authorities said. At a morning news conference, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Escalante was in the process of buying a home in Pomona and that he was a U.S. military veteran. He was a father of three children. Escalante had at least two years of service in the department.
More on the Cypress Park shooting.
[Updated December 17, 2012: Suspect in 2008 slaying of sheriff's deputy arrested in Mexico]
-Ruben Vives/LAT
- Neighborhood: Cypress Park
- Age: 27
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Saturday
- Agency: LAPD Robbery Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Drive-by
Three reader comments about Juan Escalante
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April 22, 2010 at 1:42 p.m.
Last I heard, as he was going to work, he was confronted by a gang member and shot.
April 6, 2012 at 1:52 a.m.
Rick do u know from what gang they belong 2
June 29, 2012 at 6:58 p.m.
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