Third suspect from deadly Halloween party shooting in Covina arrested

CBS News Los Angeles: The Rundown (Nov. 10 AM Edition)

Deputies have arrested the third and final suspect connected to the deadly Halloween party shooting in Covina. 

The shooting occurred just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 17000 block of East Bellbrook Street. It was there that authorities say at least one suspect produced a handgun and started shooting after an argument broke out. 

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

The ensuing gunfire killed two men, 20-year-old Ronnie Benitez and 33-year-old Vladimir Umana, and wounded two others. 

Two of the three suspects, 19-year-old Brian Thomas Rams and 18-year-old Joseph Robles turned themselves in almost a week after the shooting and were charged with murder, in addition to a litany of other charges. 

They pled not guilty on Tuesday. 

After a two-week-long search, The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department tracked down the final suspect, 19-year-old Joel Daniel Garcia, who was considered armed and dangerous. He was arrested for attempted murder after he turned himself in to Border Patrol agents near the Otay Mesa border. 

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