Staff Reports

(Image Courtesy: L.A. County Sheriff’s Department)
Composite sketch of the Person of Interest in the Isom double murder investigation.

Pomona – On Dec. 26, at approximately 1 p.m., Armie Troy Isom, 89, and his wife, Shirley Isom, 74, were brutally murdered inside their home in the 300 block of Roughrider Road in La Verne.  Near the time of the murder, neighbors saw a white or Hispanic man in his late 20s or early 30s, dressed in a dark hooded jacket and carrying a large backpack on his shoulders, leaving the hillside community.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau, along with Deputies from the San Dimas station, FBI, COP Bureau, and the Pomona Police Department conducted a Vehicle Canvass Operation on Fri., Feb. 13 in the City of Pomona in an effort to find possible witnesses who may have knowledge regarding the person of interest (see composite sketch), or anything to do with this case.  Deputies also contacted passengers aboard the San Bernardino Metrolink line at the same time.

Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance by asking anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.