Homicide Report > Gerald Ramirez, 29
Gerald Ramirez, 29
Died April 2, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.
Gerald Ramirez, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, April 2, in the 11700 block of Smith Avenue in Santa Fe Springs, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
In a statement from the Whittier Police Department, authorities said early Friday morning, about 2:25 a.m., officers responded to a call of a man with a gunshot wound inside a converted garage. When police arrived, they found Ramirez and pronounced him dead at the scene.
After the incident, Whittier police detectives began an investigation and were able to identify the assailant who shot Ramirez as Gerald Luis Gonzales, a 28-year-old Latino.
Friday afternoon, about 3:30 p.m., police were alerted to a suspicious person in the area near Pioneer Boulevard and Alburtis Avenue. Officers located the subject, who matched the description of Gonzales, running along the railroad track on Los Nietos Road. A foot pursuit ensued and Gonzales was taken into custody where he was booked on suspicion of murder.
According to the sheriff inmate information site, Gonzales is currently being held at the Whittier Jail.
—Sarah Ardalani
- Neighborhood: Santa Fe Springs
- Age: 29
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Friday
- Agency: Whittier PD
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Crime scene: Residence
Seven reader comments about Gerald Ramirez
r.i.p pugs
April 6, 2010 at 7:12 p.m.
you were here for such a short time but your memory will live on forever. Love you lil cuz
April 10, 2010 at 1:42 p.m.
Why did he shoot him? Was he drunk?
April 14, 2010 at 12:36 p.m.
were,nt they related
April 22, 2010 at 9:03 p.m.
we miss u my boy bugzy see u soon
Sept. 2, 2010 at 11:37 a.m.
dam puggs may ur soul rip. u did so much 4 me ilove u primo
March 12, 2011 at 12:19 a.m.
May u still be resting in paradise pugz
April 2, 2012 at 9:22 a.m.
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