Jose Salvador Meza, 35

June 8, 2019

Jose Salvador Meza, a 35-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 6, after being shot in San Gabriel, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Three reader comments

As we come up to the 1 year anniversary I can not help but think how my brother's character was defamed. Most of the new media was going off of what they heard and not facts.
1.) He was not homeless
2.) The house he died in belonged to his grand mother. Where his mother and sisters lived with his nieces and nephews.
3.) The houses were not torched by him. The tear gas caught the houses on fire.
4.) HE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE hostage. My sister was in the house with our niece and 2 nephews. One of my nephews was getting ready to go to grand night for San Gabriel High School. Little did he know the hug he would gave his Tio Boy would be the last hug.
5.) The news media said they did not know if it was a gun inflicted wound or he had been shot my the officers.
We as his family know he did not shoot him self. I was more bothered that I had requested to identify his body and was informed the coroner office would call me to identify the body. No one ever called my mother or my self to identify the body. We received our confirmation through the news media and social media.
With that being said I want his legacy to be viewed with some truth than others prospective. Those who personally knew him knows how he was one of the realest, most loving, drop whatever he was doing to do for others type of guy and I am HONORED to call him my brother. Your memory will be forever as long as I breath, no one around will forget who you were and how you impacted lives around you.
I know in my heart he is in a better place where no one can judge him because of his skin color or tattoos.

— Elizabeth Meza June 4, 2020 at 3 p.m.

I known Jose Meza for about 2 years and I never would have even thought that he would end up shot to death by police officers. Jose was one of the most kindest respectful person I've ever met ,he had ambition, real talented and also a hard worker, we truly miss Jose and I just keep him in my prayers every single day and aswell as his family. Im sorry for your lost and pain that came along with this incident I asked for everybody
To not judge a book by its cover I know everybody seen him doing what he did at the last moments of his life at one point in time everybody struggles if you see any family members or friends that are struggling with certain things in life reach out a hand and help them... I miss you Jose, rest in peace

— Gabriel Gutierrez July 19, 2019 at 2:55 p.m.