Violence erupted near World Cup watch party in Koreatown; SoCal man ID'd, charged - BERITAJA

A 19-year-old man who officials said opened occurrence and wounded a personification adjacent a World Cup viewing statement successful Koreatown past week has been identified and criminally charged, according to constabulary and tribunal records.

Andy Rodriguez is facing 1 felony count of battle pinch a firearm connected a personification and 2 typical allegations of utilizing a firearm during the committee of a felony and causing awesome bodily injury, according to tribunal records.

Rodriguez remains jailed connected a $1.1-million bond. He is scheduled to beryllium arraigned June 30, records show.

The Los Angeles Police Department said Rodriguez was arrested respective minutes earlier 7 p.m. connected June 18 aft constabulary officers responded to a study of a shooting astatine the intersection of Normandie Avenue and James M. Wood Boulevard successful Koreatown.

The shooting occurred adjacent Seoul International Park, wherever hundreds had gathered to watch the Mexico vs. South Korea lucifer that evening.

Upon arriving, constabulary officers came crossed 1 man who had been changeable successful the limb and required a tourniquet. Kitty-corner from that victim, a mini crowd had detained the suspected gunman.

A Times newsman who was successful the area reported proceeding 3 gunshots and saw a man successful brownish pants firing into the air.

A video taken astatine the scene shows 1 man lying connected the ground, his limb bleeding and wrapped pinch a greenish garment arsenic a tourniquet, while others thief him.

Nearby, a constabulary serviceman carrying a firearm stands defender complete different man, besides connected the ground, wearing brownish pants and a achromatic shirt.

“Do not scope for anything,” the serviceman yells astatine the man.

The serviceman past asks group opinionated adjacent wherever the weapon is.

“We don’t know,” a female yells back.

“Where’s the victim?”

“Over there,” respective group show the officer.

This week, Oswaldo Romero, who identified himself arsenic the boy of the shooting victim, created a GoFundMe page to raise money for his father’s aesculapian bills and different surviving expenses.

Romero said his father, whom he identified arsenic Luis Romero, was changeable arsenic he confronted the equipped man successful an effort to forestall different group from being hurt. During the confrontation, he said his begetter was changeable successful the thigh and suffered harm to an artery.

“Anyone who knows Luis knows he is simply a devoted begetter and proud grandpa, a hardworking provider, a passionate shot fan, and a man who has ever put others earlier himself,” Romero wrote about his father. “He has spent his life moving difficult to support his family and ne'er hesitates to thief those successful need. Now, he is the 1 who needs help.”