Homicide Report > Nate Lopez-Garcia, 6 months
Nate Lopez-Garcia, 6 months
Died June 7, 2011
Nate Lopez-Garcia, a 6-month-old Latino, died Tuesday, June 7, more than two months after he sustained trauma in the 3000 block of East Theresa Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office, said the child sustained head trauma on March 29. He was taken to the hospital where he remained until his death on June 7 at 9:45 p.m.
Nate's mother has been taken into custody in connection with his death, Winter said. He had no other information about the case.
The Times has contacted investigators to obtain additional details about the case and will post an update as soon as possible.
Anyone with any information regarding the child's death is asked to contact Long Beach police homicide detectives at (562) 570-7244. Those who would like to remain anonymous can send tips via email by visiting www.longbeach.gov/police.
— Los Angeles Times
- Neighborhood: Long Beach
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Blunt force
- Day of the week: Tuesday
- Agency: Long Beach PD
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Domestic violence
Four reader comments about Nate Lopez-Garcia
Dear Family: I am so sorry for your loss. May our Lord Jesus give you comfort right now. This should NOT have happened to one little baby. May the murderer who did this be caught and brought to justice.
June 29, 2011 at 10:41 p.m.
May God welcome you with warm open arms. RIP little angel
June 30, 2011 at 8:59 a.m.
How can anyone explain this?
6 months old and died of homicidal violence! Hard to read about these little babies dying in such a fashion.
Heartbreaking is all I can say.
July 1, 2011 at 6:14 a.m.
i hope the person who took this angel from our world gets the worse beating of his or her life . there is no words that can express what i would do if i had in front of me the person who took this innocent baby boys life ,that person would be in so much pain they would be begging for lethal injection..because there is no excuse for hurting a 6 month old baby boy who cant defend himself
July 3, 2011 at 4:29 a.m.
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