Homicide Report > Socorro Fimbres, 25
Socorro Fimbres, 25
Died Sept. 10, 2011
Socorro Fimbres, a 25-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Sept. 10, in the 1100 block of R Street in Wilmington, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Fimbres got into a fight with a rival gang about 12:01 a.m. and was shot, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
The victim was taken to the hospital, but died in the parking lot, Winter said. Fimbres was pronounced dead at 12:23 a.m.
Coroner's records show he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Winter said there was an arrest made in connection with the killing, but he did not have any information about the suspect.
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
— Los Angeles Times
- Neighborhood: Wilmington
- Age: 25
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Saturday
- Agency: LAPD Harbor
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Fight
24 reader comments about Socorro Fimbres
God shall wipe all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.
Revelation 21
Sept. 12, 2011 at 10:42 a.m.
Rest in paradise
U were a good homie.
WSW
Sept. 12, 2011 at 3:38 p.m.
r.i.p - socorro - ill never forget all of those good times chillen back in the R st. when we were all pewees.goodtimes-nice memories.may god be with you.
Sept. 15, 2011 at 3:38 p.m.
Words cannot express the love I have for you brother. I know you are in heaven and I will see you one day. We will take care of Jasmin, my Ma, my Papa, and our new little one to come; which whom I know you have already met. I PROMISE! You will be forever missed. I love you brother!!!
Oh yea, do me a favor...Make sure my mansion is next to yours. Make sure you hook it up!!! Tell PAPA, Grandma Rose, Grandpa, Amber, and James I said Hi and I miss them too!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
Your Big Sister
*Correction: It wasn't a rival gang!!!
Sept. 16, 2011 at 1:12 p.m.
— Girbaud King Stop trippin. Wait until one of these monsters kill one of your love ones and/or friends; then we will see how unforgiven u can be.
Sept. 17, 2011 at 11:09 a.m.
Dearest Cousin if I could have more time to spend with you and your family is the only thing that runs through my mind when I think of you, I hope you knew how much I love you! your big smile will so be missed! may god bless you and till we see each other again!!
Sept. 17, 2011 at 11:04 p.m.
Socorro,
Rest in paradise with James.. Love you guys see you soon. We will be here taking care of your guys babies...
Much love... Till we meet again... Watch over us till then
Sept. 18, 2011 at 12:07 a.m.
No, this was not a rival gang and I can only hope and pray that anyone with information calls Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 to give any information that they have. The person that did this is free and needs to pay for what he has done. I can only hope that the other bystanders have heart enough to see the pain that this has caused and the guts enough to call. We would not want anyone else to go through the pain that we are going through. I Love You Mijo...Rest in Paradise XOXOX
Sept. 18, 2011 at 1:09 p.m.
since when did the HR become a daam memorial page for loved ones?...if they want than, they can go the funeral home's or burial site's website------thats you guys do..is post family and friends posting--but people like me...who been reading and posting since around January 2007---to hell with my comments huh?--too bad that he died. what happend?--his own homie killed him? life to short...and if you hangin on R street and your homeboy Demon got killed a few months before---you shoulda kept your ass inside the house and change your friends. instead of working you still got the west side wilmas image lifestyle going and what did that get ya?...a bullet in your chest.. well two more killings saturday -one by the casual hall on L street I saw the police out there on the way to the hall....and one sunday morning yall some dumb asses killing each other for nothin. there aint no honor dying in an alley or in the parking lot of a hospital
Sept. 19, 2011 at 9:17 a.m.
— Foclipz is right. It seems like the insightful comments and probing questions from a couple years ago is now being filtered out.
I hope the editors of this blog open up the discussion by not allowing the relatives of some of these homicides to sugar coat the lives of the deceased.
An honest debate is needed on this horrible subject, and the last thing we need is not printing a comment because it might offend someone.
Sept. 19, 2011 at 3:49 p.m.
I have to respectfully disagree with syscom3 and Foclipz, it doesn't make sense to inflame people who are already angry and upset. Your just adding fuel to the fire.
What people need is caring, empathy, and love.
Sept. 19, 2011 at 6:56 p.m.
@ foclipz and syscom3 ..If the comments left behind by family and loved ones sharing there feelings for the deceased has offened you had the option to just click to the next HR report, gloryfing the lifestyle they chose to live was not the purpose of the posts by us but letting people like yourself who chose to read the report know that they were not just a gang member who just" hung out", he was a father,son,brother,nephew and cousin and was loved NO MATTER what decisons or way of life he chose! and this was our way of expressing our pain that we feel! he was not just another statistic to us!! he was our family! I will pray that this does not ever happen to someone you love and that your family member of yours will not appear in a HR report!.God Bless
Sept. 19, 2011 at 9:41 p.m.
— socorros loved one left to mourn .... the deceased was a violent criminal who terrorized others and contributed to the destruction of our society.
How come his family has never apologized for his evil way of life? How come they never extended their apologies to the many victims of his gang?
I don't like seeing a criminal being made up to be someone they are not. A good family man does not engage in sociopathic behavior.
Maybe you are hearing the truth for the first time in your life!
Sept. 20, 2011 at 11:22 a.m.
You live by the sword..... You die by the sword..... And, You DIE the LIFE you LIVE! Gangster life, violent death... Hopefully his family will make sure his children choose a different lifestyle....
Sept. 20, 2011 at 11:48 a.m.
Out of respect for MY NEPHEW, I would like to ask the FRIENDS & FAMILY of Socorro Jr. to Please not respond to such HEARTLESS comments that are posted. It will only allow them to continue & MY FAMILY does NOT need any added sadness at this time. It is a public website & everyone is entitled to their opinions. Please IGNORE THE IGNORANCE & ALLOW THIS TIME FOR HEALING. On behalf of the Fimbres Family We are Grateful to ALL who had the opportunity to share memories of Socorro. Please believe he is living through us and is now resting with our Creator who will be doing the final judging. LOVE TO YOU ALL
Sept. 20, 2011 at 1:34 p.m.
I have to agree with Syscom3 and Foclipz. It is so sad to see what these men are doing to each other and to society as a whole. They are living as wild animals. I see it said everyday on the HR, but what IS the solution. Gangbangers need to value human life, all human life, not just the life of their friends and family. Right now people outside of the gangs are potential "licks" or money, until that view changes, things will continue on as they are now.
Sept. 20, 2011 at 1:35 p.m.
Foclipz,
Well put, I do not think I could have said it better myself. Syscom3 you make a very strong point, where are the apologies from his family.....this dude was WSW all the way and to anybody who knows them those cats aint nothin nice.
Sept. 20, 2011 at 2:59 p.m.
families, don't be mad at the writiers, be mad at your loveone for the choice of life he chose..i agree with..there's some old sayings "and" syscom3, may god bless the readers and the do'er of his word...keep writing t.s.o.s. & syscom3 i got cho back, we need a better world..because this one is starting to stink to way's up to heaven..
Sept. 20, 2011 at 5:41 p.m.
let him rest now! rest in peace socorro see you in heaven. love you
Sept. 21, 2011 at 9:11 p.m.
i have to agree with you FoClipz...there really is two sides of the story...trust me i lived it!!...to a gang member,the rest of society is nothing but a come up like one blogger said...they dont care about the next family grieving...as long as its not theres!...and if he was from WSW...well dam...they have killed a few homies of mine...why in LOS ANGEL-LESS..are we such savages?...lord please help us!!!
Sept. 22, 2011 at 12:43 a.m.
God Bless Socorro & James, may you Rest in Paradise..
Who are you to JUDGE Socorro & James? Have some respect for their loved ones.
Pray for these "2 perfect ppl" That keep posting nothing but bs!!
Sept. 22, 2011 at 3:50 a.m.
So if gangsters go to heaven doing what they do then who goes to hell? I have no position to judge but I know one thing for certain living the gang life is not from God.
Sept. 22, 2011 at 12:33 p.m.
Gonna have to side with Focslipz and Syscom3 on this one once again.
Sept. 25, 2011 at 9:26 a.m.
rest in peace socorro... youre cousins in douglas,az
Sept. 25, 2011 at 4:23 p.m.
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