4th Suspect Is Sought in Shooting

Los Angeles police still seek one suspect in a weekend drive-by shooting in Pacoima that injured three bystanders, including a 2-year-old girl.

At a midday news conference at the Foothill station, Police Chief Bernard C. Parks commended the division’s officers for their work with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in arresting three suspects and removing an arsenal of 16 illegal and stolen firearms from a Pacoima home.

A fourth suspect, who police identified as Rafael Macias, 19, remained at large.

“There is a positive ending in that we have suspects in custody,” Parks said. “This is also an indication of how much firepower we have out in our community.”

Foothill police officers on patrol about 4:30 p.m. Sunday reported seeing two males in a car fire shots at several males standing in front of a house in the 11100 block of Glenoaks Boulevard in Pacoima.

Passengers in two other vehicles, who investigators said were not connected to the shooters, were hit by return gunfire. A woman in one car suffered a graze to the ear. In the other car, a woman was grazed in the neck and her 2-year-old daughter suffered head wounds, police said.

The child is in guarded condition at an area hospital after undergoing reconstructive surgery, police said.

The two women were treated and released at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills.

Police arrested the driver of the car, Juan Lara, 20, after a short pursuit.

Ernesto Robles, 21, and Ernesto Calvillo, 22, were arrested at the Glenoaks Boulevard home.

All three are Pacoima residents who police said had prior arrests and alleged gang affiliations. They were booked on charges of attempted murder.

Police said Macias was a passenger in the car.

After the arrests, police searched the home, where they found 16 firearms, including four assault rifles.

Deputy Chief Ronald Bergmann said police will test the firearms to see if they were used in any other gang-related crimes in the San Fernando Valley.