Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau, along with the California Highway Patrol, are continuing their investigation, which resulted in the arrest of Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez for the attempted murder of peace officer(s) stemming from a collision involving academy staff and recruits that occurred in the city of Whittier on Nov. 16, 2022, at approximately 6:26 a.m.

Due to the extreme complexity of the investigation, which includes ongoing interviews, video surveillance review and additional evidence needed to be analyzed, homicide investigators have released Gutierrez from the Sheriff’s Department custody at approximately 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17.

Homicide investigators, along with California Highway Patrol investigators, will continue to pursue all evidence relevant to this matter until a thorough investigation is complete. This investigation is ongoing, and there is no additional information available at this time.

The LASD urges anyone with information about this incident to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org