Socorro Gabriel Fimbres, 25

Sept. 12, 2011, 9:27 a.m.

Socorro Fimbres, a 25-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Sept. 10, in the 1100 block of R Street in Wilmington, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Fimbres got into a fight with a rival gang about 12:01 a.m. and was shot, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.

The victim was taken to the hospital, but died in the parking lot, Winter said. Fimbres was pronounced dead at 12:23 a.m.

Coroner's records show he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Winter said there was an arrest made in connection with the killing, but he did not have any information about the suspect.

Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

— Los Angeles Times

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37 reader comments

Agree with foclipz, syscom & ex-gang. It's sad when the family has to deal with their "loved one" gone. But while you were turning a blind eye, your loved one was doing the same thing to other families.

The truth can hurt, but doesn't have to. The truth was in front of you and whether you knew it or not, there was opportunity to stop the cycle.

If you could have him back in your life with the one condition that he can no longer associate with gangs at all costs, would you take that opportunity to stop him from doing it?

I can guarantee you as a family, everyone would step up to do it, even the deceased, at the one chance of redemption.

Well, that chance was there and every gangbanger and the enablers surrounding them have that chance! Are you willing to take it?

The sad thing is how much reflection hurts. Take the chance while they're still alive, avoid the statistics.

May God bless us all.

— mightymike33tm3 July 10, 2012 at 3:02 p.m.

To soccoro's family, For what ever reason soccoro was killed, im sure there was a reason behind it. Soccorro was fighting a murder case, word on the street is that he killed k9 frm the "ESW"a few years back. karmas a bitch, and it caught up to him. WE ALL HERE UNDERSTAND HE HAS A "FAMILY", HE'S A BROTHER, SON, FATHER, BOYFRIEND and these are all GREAT QAULITYS of him, but he should have made these his priority and not his evil life style he lived. & to "PATSY" it is NOT ignorance, its daTRUTH! ignorance is one who refuses to acknowledge daTRUTH! If ur his aunt u would know what im talking about im sure MIJO was good, maybe to you. but on the streets mijo was a bad boy! someone should of knocked sum sense into him, i guess the FIMBRES family did an exceptional job at teaching him morals.... GREAT JOB! ITS these wilmington PARENTS not raising there children with morals....sad situation. im tired of hearing these people dictate how good of a person mijo was, lets keep it REAL and acknowledge that soccoro was not who his family taught he was. its daTRUTH!

— daTRUTH Sept. 28, 2011 at 2:12 p.m.

@ foclipz and syscom3 ..If the comments left behind by family and loved ones sharing there feelings for the deceased has offened you had the option to just click to the next HR report, gloryfing the lifestyle they chose to live was not the purpose of the posts by us but letting people like yourself who chose to read the report know that they were not just a gang member who just" hung out", he was a father,son,brother,nephew and cousin and was loved NO MATTER what decisons or way of life he chose! and this was our way of expressing our pain that we feel! he was not just another statistic to us!! he was our family! I will pray that this does not ever happen to someone you love and that your family member of yours will not appear in a HR report!.God Bless

— socorros loved one left to mourn Sept. 19, 2011 at 9:41 p.m.

since when did the HR become a daam memorial page for loved ones?...if they want than, they can go the funeral home's or burial site's website------thats you guys do..is post family and friends posting--but people like me...who been reading and posting since around January 2007---to hell with my comments huh?--too bad that he died. what happend?--his own homie killed him? life to short...and if you hangin on R street and your homeboy Demon got killed a few months before---you shoulda kept your ass inside the house and change your friends. instead of working you still got the west side wilmas image lifestyle going and what did that get ya?...a bullet in your chest.. well two more killings saturday -one by the casual hall on L street I saw the police out there on the way to the hall....and one sunday morning yall some dumb asses killing each other for nothin. there aint no honor dying in an alley or in the parking lot of a hospital

— Foclipz Sept. 19, 2011 at 9:17 a.m.