Carlos Manuel Pinon, 16

Dec. 30, 2004

Carlos Manuel Pinon, a 16-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Dec. 30, after being shot in Glendale, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

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17 years since God decided to take him and I still miss him. Every once in an often while I like to remember him. All my childhood memories are about him and only him the day he died I was on a family vacation with my mom 2 brothers and 1 sister in Mexico. December 30 I can’t really remember what happened but I do remember that new year day January 1 like it was yesterday when I arrived back from Mexico I was so excited that I was gonna see him we had barely a couple months dating and when I got the news that he got shot and killed in front of Benjamin Franklin Elementary school were we went together I just lost it half of me died with him I stopped caring about everything I wanted to die! I lived a nightmare stoped believing in love. I am a single mother of 3 beautiful girls and I feel that God sent them to me to give me a reason to fight and not be depressed even though my life changed I’m always gonna remember the great times we had. Rest In Peace Carlos Pinon

— Angelica Rodriguez April 13, 2021 at 7:34 a.m.