Elaine Garza, 41
Elaine Garza, 41, a Latina 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 local hospital, where she was pronounced dead 3:04 p.m. Witnesses told officers that the suspected shooter ran into the 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 Department also identified Elaine Garza as Elaine Flores.

Reading this blog, I can not describe how happy I am to live in Europe. I know we have murders from time to time, but this is insane. I live near the capital city, I can go in there at night, walk around the worst parts of town, and fear nothing.
I hope this blog can make a difference! This is needed. Do not get numb to the killings; it does not have to be like this!
Posted by: Steinar | April 24, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Did you know that more people died in Chicago over the weekend than in Iraq. This man killed a women and ran inside a hotel of all places it is like people just don't care we jail more people than any other nation but it just does not work.
http://www.blacknews4us.com/
Posted by: blacknews | April 24, 2008 at 09:05 AM