Alvaro Gamboa Sr., a 66-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, after sustaining blunt force trauma near 9611 Garvey Ave. in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ricardo Medina, a 41-year-old Latino, died on Friday, Oct. 11, after he was stabbed in the 2500 block of Santa Anita Avenue in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records. 

Medina was riding his bicycle north on Santa Anita Avenue around 5:30 p.m., just a few blocks from his home, when a white four-door SUV pulled up beside him and two adult Latinos got out, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

The Latinos stabbed Medina multiple times and then got back in the car and drove away. Medina was able to keep riding his bike for a short distance before he collapsed about a half block from his home, Dean said. 

Medina was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as stab wounds. 

Investigators believe the stabbing may …

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Gilbert Michael Martinez Sr., a 65-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Aug. 5, after being shot near S/O 1000 E. Durfee Ave. in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jose Angel Arroyo, a 23-year-old Latino, died Wednesday, June 6, after he was shot at 1130 Peck Road in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Arroyo and his girlfriend went to the Shell Station at Durfee Avenue and Peck Road to purchase gas on Monday, June 4, and went inside the store to pay about 1:45 a.m., according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

In the store, Arroyo, a gang member, “had a little conversation” with another man who was involved in a rival gang, according to Alfred. 

The man returned to his car to pump his gas, and Arroyo and his girlfriend followed a few minutes later, Alfred said. 

The girlfriend kept walking to their car, which was parked on the opposite side of the pumps from the rival gang member's vehicle, but Arroyo stopped, Alfred said. 

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Manuel Anthony Borrego, a 40-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, March 18, after being shot in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Santiago Octavio Martinez Martinez, a 40-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Sept. 24, in the 2000 block of Durfee Avenue in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Deputies were sent to a strip mall parking lot at 9:12 p.m. after reports of gunfire, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza. 

They found Martinez in the driver’s seat of his parked SUV with a gunshot wound to the head, Mendoza said. 

Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:24 p.m., according to coroner’s records. 

Someone heard gunshots in the parking lot and called 911, Mendoza said, but no one has reported seeing the shooting. 

Investigators believe Martinez was shot from outside the car, Mendoza said, but have no other information about who shot him or why. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to …

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Higinio Jimenez-Gonzalez, a 22-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Monday, May 9, in the 9600 block of Alpaca Street in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. 

Jimenez-Gonzalez was at work at Baby Blue Fashion about 8:23 a.m. when a man bicycled up to the business and asked for him to come outside, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Jauch. 

When Jimenez-Gonzalez walked out, the man pulled out a revolver and shot him multiple times, Jauch said. 

The victim’s coworkers ran outside when they heard the gunfire and wrestled the shooter to the ground, holding him there until deputies arrived, Jauch said.

Jimenez-Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:30 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

The alleged gunman, Leonel Xotoy, a 31-year-old Latino from South El Monte, was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into jail, Jauch said.

Xotoy's arraignment is scheduled for May 12 …

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Rodrigo Gonzalez, a 17-year-old Latino, died April 25 in a massive fire that killed three people in a South El Monte tire shop at 1252 Santa Anita Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

The fire at Cheque Tires also killed Destiny Monique Aguirre, 18, a Latina from Azusa, and Christopher Jimenez, 17, a Latino from El Monte, according to officials.

Hours earlier, friends had gathered to celebrate Jimenez's birthday at the tire shop, which was owned Gonzalez's father, Esequiel. 

“I don't have a business anymore, but that's nothing compared to my son,” Gonzalez said. “I just wish I had my son back.”

The fire was started by someone throwing a Molotov cocktail into the tire shop about 5:30 a.m., according to the authorities.

Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives used surveillance video to place a gold 2002 Nissan Altima at the scene, and then tracked that vehicle to …

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 Thong Kien Ma, a 32-year-old Asian man, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies Tuesday, May 5,  in the 10400 block of Enloe Street in South El Monte, according to the L.A. County coroner's office. 

Ma was attacking his neighbor with a meat cleaver when Sheriff's Department deputies arrived at the residence, according to a news release from the department. The deputies fired when Ma came at them with the cleaver, investigators said. 

When the first deputy arrived about 12:47 p.m., he saw Saney Ngo, 55, an Asian woman who was standing in the street outside her home, bleeding from the head. 

The deputy then noticed the suspect standing in a flower bed outside the front door of the residence. He appeared to be repeatedly hacking at something, according to the news release. 

The deputy moved closer and realized the suspect was hacking at a man — …

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Chau Da Ngo, a 59-year-old Asian man, was killed outside his home Tuesday, May 5, in the 10400 block of Enloe Street in South El Monte, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. 

Ngo and his wife, Saney Ngo, 55, were attacked by their neighbor, who was wielding a meat cleaver, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Saney Ngo was treated for cuts on her head and released. 

Chau Ngo had multiple sharp-force wounds, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 1 p.m., according to the coroner’s report.

The attacker, Thong Kien Ma, a 32-year-old Asian man, was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies after he allegedly came at them with the cleaver, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Department. 

Deputies were called to the Ngo residence at 12:47 p.m. regarding a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, …

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Destiny Monique Aguirre, 18, a Latina from Azusa, died April 25 in a massive fire that killed three people in a South El Monte tire shop at 1252 Santa Anita Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. 

The fire at Cheque Tires also killed Rodrigo Gonzalez, a 17-year-old Latino from La Puente, and Christopher Jimenez, 17, a Latino from El Monte, according to officials.

Hours earlier, friends had gathered to celebrate Jimenez's birthday at the tire shop, which was owned by Gonzalez's father, Esequiel. 

"I don't have a business anymore, but that's nothing compared to my son," Gonzalez said. "I just wish I had my son back."

Aguirre, who had two daughters, ages 9 months and 3, was working on getting her high school diploma.

The fire was started by someone throwing a Molotov cocktail into the tire shop about 5:30 a.m., according to the authorities.

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 Christopher Jimenez, a 17-year-old Latino from El Monte, died April 25 in a massive fire that killed three people in a South El Monte tire shop at 1252 Santa Anita Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. 

The fire at Cheque Tires also killed Destiny Monique Aguirre, 18, a Latina from Azusa, and Rodrigo Gonzalez, a 17-year-old Latino male from La Puente, according to officials.

Jimenez would have turned 18 on April 26, and friends had gathered to celebrate his birthday at the tire shop, which was owned  Gonzalez's father, Esequiel.

"I don't have a business anymore, but that's nothing compared to my son," Gonzalez said. "I just wish I had my son back."

The fire was started by someone throwing a Molotov cocktail into the tire shop about 5:30 a.m., according to the authorities.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives used surveillance video to place a …

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Jose Radillo Jr., a 23-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, after being shot near Garvey Avenue & Rosemead Boulevard in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Dorian Ascensio, a Latino male, died Friday, Sept. 5, after being shot in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Angel Norberto Navarro, a Latino male, died Thursday, Sept. 5, in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.