2 arrested in 10 Freeway East LA shooting that left 2 injured

Two people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the Dec.19, 2023 car-to-car shooting on the 10 Freeway in East Los Angeles that critically injured two men.

With the help of Mexican authorities, Lorraine Covarrubias, 23, and Robert Sarabia, 23, both U.S. citizens from Los Angeles, were arrested in Baja California, Mexico, on Feb. 21, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The shooting was reported just after 5 a.m. When authorities arrived to the scene, they found two men in a Honda Accord with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a local hospital in critical condition.  

The suspects got away, and all eastbound lanes of the freeway were shut down for almost three hours while police searched for evidence. 

After Covarrubias and Sarabia were identified as suspects in the shooting, warrants were issued for their arrest. Through further investigation, it was discovered that the two men fled the country days after the shooting. The men were extradited back to the United States and were booked into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's East LA station.

Covarrubias faces charges of attempted murder and Sarabia faces charges of accessory after the fact and an unrelated no-bail warrant.