Los Angeles, CA - Duarte Man Shot in Leg After Tackling Gunman at Koreatown World Cup Watch Party

Los Angeles, California (June 2026) - Luis Romero, a Duarte man, was shot in the leg after tackling a gunman who opened fire into a crowd during the South Korea-Mexico World Cup watch party in Koreatown, police say. The bullet severed an artery, and Romero is now recovering from his injuries.

Romero saw the gunman open fire into the crowd and moved to stop him. He tackled the suspect, but the suspect shot him before being subdued. Video of the incident went viral and became part of the LAPD's shooting investigation.

LAPD Officer Helen Zheng rushed to Romero's side after the shooting and applied a tourniquet. Zheng's partner helped take the alleged shooter, identified by police as Andy Rodriguez, into custody. Zheng has been with the department four years.

This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.

Being shot while trying to protect others leaves a person facing a long physical recovery and a situation they never should have been in. Luis Romero's injuries are serious, and the path forward involves more than medical bills.

Shooting Injury Claims in Los Angeles

When a third party shoots someone in a public or semi-public setting, more than one form of liability can apply.

• Who may be liable: The shooter faces both criminal charges and a separate civil claim for damages
• Premises liability: Depending on how the watch party was organized and who controlled the venue, the event organizers or property owner may share responsibility for failing to provide adequate security
• What a claim can recover: Medical costs, lost wages, ongoing rehabilitation, and pain and suffering
• California's pure comparative fault rule: Even if Romero's act of intervention is raised, California allows full recovery reduced only by any assigned percentage of fault, with no threshold that bars a claim

Under California law, personal injury claims must generally be filed within two years of the date of the incident (CCP § 335.1). The specific filing deadline depends on the confirmed date of the shooting. Identifying the exact date through the LAPD investigation record is a first step.

If any government entity becomes a named defendant, the California Government Claims Act requires a formal claim filed within six months of the incident. That window is shorter and runs at the same time as investigation.

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Luis Romero did something most people would not, and he paid for it with a severed artery and a lengthy recovery. The legal questions that follow an injury like this are ones no one should have to sort through while healing.

Our Los Angeles personal injury attorneys have recovered more than $200 million for injured clients across Southern California, including more than $30 million in 2025 alone. Shooting injury claims and premises liability cases involving negligent security are part of that work.

Surveillance footage, event permits, security contractor records, and the shooter's criminal file all become evidence. Some of that documentation is easier to secure now, before the criminal case moves through the courts and records get sealed or lost.

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