Elaine Garza, 41

Elaine Garza, 41, a Latino woman, was shot and killed in the 12000 block of Valley Boulevard in El Monte about 2:26 p.m. Tuesday, April 22.

According Deputy Luis Castro, officers from the El Monte Police Department responded to a call of a gunshot victim at the Five Points Plaza parking lot and found Garza with multiple wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead 3:04 p.m.

Witnesses told officers that the gunman ran into a nearby motel. He was later detained as a "person of interest" by police officers. Authorities said he possessed a gun of the same caliber as the bullet casings found at the crime scene.

The L.A. County coroner's office identified Elaine Garza as Elaine Flores.