Santos Castro, 76
Santos Castro, a 76-year-old Latino was fatally assaulted Monday, Aug. 18, in the 5600 block of Whittier Boulevard in Commerce, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
Castro was standing in front of a Carl’s Jr. when he got into a struggle over a bike with a Latino, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department. During the fight, the man punched Castro several times in the head and knocked him to the sidewalk.
Castro suffered trauma to the head. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:45 p.m.
Investigators issued a call for the public’s assistance in the case Nov. 12, three months after his killing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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