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-- Megan Garvey and Anthony Pesce
September 25, 2009 | 12:00
pm
Ernesto Tovar, a 21-year-old Latino, died on Saturday, Sept. 19, after he was beaten at
Long Beach Boulevard and Willow Place in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Tovar was found lying in the street on Sept. 14 with blunt-force injuries, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office. Tovar was taken to a hospital, where he told doctors he was beaten with a baseball bat, Winter said.
Tovar died in the hospital four days later at 6:30 p.m. No suspect information was available.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Ernesto Tovar was beaten. Credit: Google Maps
R.i.P AaRon we will miss you ..you will never be forgotten.. Words cant express what you mean to me but in ma heart is were i keep u ....I love you ...Cousin ... I miss u...
Posted by: Marianella | September 27, 2009 at 08:29 PM
MI HIJO QUE DIOS TE RECIVA CON AMOR, COMO FUISTE QUERIDO
AQUI EN LA TIERRA. JAMAS TE OLVIDAREMOS
Posted by: TIA LETTY | September 27, 2009 at 08:36 PM
RIP DEX
U ARE ONE GREAT PERSON ALWAYS THERE.
A FRIEND TO ANY ONE AND EVERY ONE.
WE ALL MEET UP ONE DAY.
YOULL BE THERE WITH A HUMBLE SMILE.
2 KICK IT LIKE THE DAYS THAT PASSED.
ONE OF A KIND.
HAVE FUN N SEE U LATER DEXER.
Posted by: o | October 04, 2009 at 07:24 PM
i will miss u and you well never be forgotten the time we spent at the parks with are family and the time we were at the pool those were the time i will never forget ill miss u aaron u will always be remembered
Posted by: luis manuel hernandez | November 05, 2009 at 08:08 PM
the truth no one know's the real story.........did any one say Ernesto Tovar aka dexer from lc cola (not the innocent person here) jumped the brother and his lady and there kid no right. u guys say is was a act of violaence well i say what dexter and his crew did was not right. u guys are mad at the family that kille him but why hu. no one know the real story. and people get ur story strait ok dexter lady and babe were not there and did no get hit. the brother of the killers lady got jumped by dexters lame ass friends and probaly scared there daughter u low lifes
Posted by: james | December 16, 2009 at 08:15 AM