LA County Deputy Shoots Armed Robbery Suspect Through Windshield

On September 4, 2023, at 1:11 p.m., East Los Angeles Station deputies responded to a
business in the 300 block of South Atlantic Boulevard in unincorporated Los Angeles,
regarding a call of a person with a gun. Information in the call indicated a male entered
the gas station and took several items. He removed a handgun from his backpack and
held it down to his side as he fled the location. The male was later identified as 32-
year-old Eduardo Villasenor of Commerce.
Deputies located and contacted Villasenor walking in the 400 block of South Atlantic
Boulevard and ordered him to stop. Villasenor pointed a handgun at a deputy at which
time a deputy-involved shooting occurred.
Villasenor was struck by gunfire, dropped the handgun, and fell to the ground. Deputies
rendered first aid until the arrival of the Los Angeles County Fire Department
paramedics. Villasenor was transported to a local hospital where he was listed in stable
condition.
A loaded semiautomatic handgun was recovered at the scene.
It was later determined Villasenor committed an armed robbery at the business.
Following the robbery, Villasenor fled the scene and pointed his handgun at a male
approximately one block west of the gas station.
There were no other persons injured in the incident.