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Erasmo Santos, 21

Died Feb. 18, 2007 at 5:53 p.m.

Erasmo Santos, a 21-year-old Latino man, was shot in the head at 24012 Vista Montana St. in Torrance and died at 5:53 p.m. Feb. 18.

The suspect Victor Hernandaz, 20.Santos, identified by police as Erasmo Antonio Artero-Santos, 21, was in the crowded Mongol King restaurant when suspect Victor Hernandez, 20, also Latino, walked up to him and, standing "close enough to touch him," fired a small-caliber gun, Torrance Police Lt. Rod Irvine said. Hernandez, pictured right, considered Santos a rival for the affections of his 16-year-old girlfriend. Torrance police surrounded Hernandez's home in Harbor City afterward and arrested him when he walked out.

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Updated: Feb. 1, 2010 at 5:45 p.m.

 
 

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