Charges have been filed against the man accused of shooting a sheriff’s deputy in West Covina

An arraignment is scheduled Friday for an alleged gang member accused of attempted murder of a peace officer and other charges for allegedly shooting a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in the back at a West Covina intersection — wearing a bulletproof vest that saved the police officer’s life.

Raymundo Duran, 47, of Covina, will appear in a West Covina courtroom in connection with the April 22 attack on Deputy Samuel Aispuro.

The deputy was in full uniform on his sheriff’s motorcycle and was stopped at the intersection of southbound Barranca Street at East Garvey Avenue, Sheriff Robert Luna said last month. The bullet struck Aispuro in the back, but did not penetrate his bulletproof vest, according to the sheriff.

The deputy was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and was then “recovering at home,” Luna said last month.

Duran was arrested that evening after being detained by California Highway Patrol officers at the CHP’s San Onofre inspection facility in northern San Diego County on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of a weapon.

“During their investigation, California Highway Patrol officers recovered a firearm from Raymundo Duran’s vehicle,” Luna said.

The sheriff said Los Angeles County homicide detectives went to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Jail and interviewed Duran.

“Based on statements obtained from Raymundo Duran, surveillance footage retrieved from the shooting in the city of West Covina, witness statements obtained by homicide detectives and the firearm recovered by California Highway Patrol officers, our detectives strongly believe that Raymundo Duran is the suspect involved is. in the shooting of our deputy in the city of West Covina,” Luna said.

“There is no evidence at this time to indicate that any additional suspects are outstanding or may have been involved in the shooting of our deputy.”

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