Homicide Report > German Garay, 31
German Garay, 31
Died Feb. 19, 2008 at 5:19 p.m.
German Garay, 31-year old Latino, was shot multiple times at 3618 N. Pasadena Ave. in Highland Park about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. He was taken by ambulance to County-USC Medical Center, where he died at 5:19 p.m.
German was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting as he stood holding a machete in front of a pay telephone, authorities said.
He was acting strange shortly before the 4:40 p.m. shooting, repeating in Spanish, "I'm looking for death" and pacing in front of a phone in the 3600 block of Pasadena Avenue, police said.
Garay had beaten the receiver against the console until it broke. Los Angeles police later recovered a second machete from behind the phone.
Witnesses told police that a gray Honda sedan pulled up to the sidewalk near the phone, multiple shots were fired and the victim dropped to the ground. A male with a shaved head climbed into the passenger side of the car before it sped away, witnesses also said.
Homicide detectives with LAPD's Northeast Division are investigating the incident.
— Molly Hennessy-Fiske
[This blog post initially gave the neighborhood as Montecito Heights prior to The Times' Mapping L.A. project]
- Neighborhood: Highland Park
- Age: 31
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Tuesday
- Agency: LAPD Northeast
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
One reader comment about German Garay
German was a sweet, happy, strong, intelligent, hard working, persistent, confident and good hearted person. All his family loved and love him very much! Oh, let me add that he was also very creative.
I just wanted to add some positive characteristcs about German specially because at his last minutes of life his actions may have portrayed an 'ackward/confused' type of person; I think German had been told by the guys who killed him that they were going to meet him there at the publlic pay-phone and that's why German was holding the machete(s). Anyways, I am not here to defend/excuse German's actions all I do really want to say its that his death is an all-ways tragic event not only for us, his family but also for the two brother's that murdered him (who are in jail) and their family.
May my cousin, German Garay rest in peace and the two guy's who murdered him and their family be guided and protected by God and may they feel God's love and forgiveness. We Love you German A. Garay!
Feb. 19, 2011 at 3:15 a.m.
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