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Suspect Still Sought In Canyon Country Shooting

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are still seeking a shooting suspect,  11 months after he allegedly shot another man over a personal dispute in Canyon Country.


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Detectives identified Kenneth Mitchelle, who was 26 at the time, of shooting Alondo Preston, also 26, in a drive-by shooting last August.

The shooting took place at the 18000 block of American Beauty Drive in Canyon Country at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2015.

Detectives released suspect information quickly, as the victim and suspect allegedly knew each other, and the shooting involved a prior conflict between the two men.Shooting suspect Ken Mitchelle

“This was not a random shooting. The suspect and victim know each other,” Miller told KHTS AM-1220 at the time of the shooting. “The suspect and victim have a personal conflict.”

The suspect was believed to be driving a four-door silver sedan, Miller said

Sheriff’s deputies are continuing to search for a suspect and investigate in the incident.

Please contact the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at (661) 255-1121 if you have any information about this incident.

You can also remain anonymous by calling “LA Crime Stoppers” at 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website.

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Suspect Still Sought In Canyon Country Shooting

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About Perry Smith

Perry Smith is a print and broadcast journalist who has won several awards for his focused, hyperlocal community coverage in several different regions of the country. In addition to five years of experience covering the Santa Clarita Valley, Smith, a San Fernando Valley native, has worked in newspapers and news websites in Los Angeles, the Northwest, the Central Valley and the South, before coming to KHTS in 2012. To contact Smith, email him at [email protected].