Homicide Report > Leonard Soliz Jr., 35
Leonard Soliz Jr., 35
Died Nov. 15, 2009 at 2:40 a.m.
Leonard Soliz Jr., a 35-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 15, in the 11500 block of Los Nietos Road in Santa Fe Springs, authorities said.
Soliz and Celeste Jimenez, a 31-year-old Latina, were both shot in the head and pronounced dead in a parking lot about 2:45 a.m., according to coroner's records.
Two Whittier police officers conducting a traffic stop on Norwalk Boulevard heard gunshots about 2 a.m. and began searching the area, Lt. Carlos Solorza said. They found the victims but did not see a suspect.
The relationship of the man and the woman was not known, police said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
— Corina Knoll and Anthony Pesce
- Neighborhood: Santa Fe Springs
- Age: 35
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Sunday
- Agency: Whittier PD
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
Soliz was killed at the same place and on the same day as Celeste Jimenez.
Three reader comments about Leonard Soliz Jr.
he was my dad and i miss him very much .
Jan. 29, 2012 at 12:48 a.m.
He Was My Dad.
R I P DADDY
April 26, 2012 at 9:01 p.m.
Missing you Big Lefty, I will always love you and remember all are fun times we had when we would come up thank you for 6 crazy years....I wish you were still here your Gypsy Queen hugs and kisses RIP
March 7, 2013 at 2:38 a.m.
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