AZUSA, Calif. (KABC) — An Azusa household is mourning the dying of a 17-year-old cheerleader whose life was taken in a vicious act of violence simply days earlier than Christmas.
The teenager’s household recognized her as Angelina Camillia Gonzales. The suspect is now behind bars, in response to investigators.
Officers responded to the 300 block of North Soldano Avenue at round 10 p.m. final Friday. They positioned the teenager affected by stab wounds and brought to a neighborhood hospital the place she was pronounced lifeless, in response to the Azusa Police Division.
The 18-year-old suspect, who has not been recognized by police, is in custody and the case shall be introduced to the Los Angeles County District Legal professional’s Workplace for submitting consideration. Nevertheless, the sufferer’s household says that the Azusa Excessive College teen was discovered fatally stabbed at an ex-boyfriend’s home.
They are saying the suspect picked her up from a cheerleading banquet and introduced her again to his home. A member of the family then tracked her cellular phone location.
“Once I bought there, there was already crime scene tape up and forensics and every kind of stuff. And I ran as much as the officers like, hey, my daughter’s in there. You already know, my daughter is in there I am looking for her. She’s not dwelling. And that is after they instructed me, sit apart for a minute,” mentioned Robert Caraballo, Angelina’s stepfather.
Caraballo mentioned that he instructed Angelina to keep away from her ex-boyfriend quite a few instances, however he additionally mentioned that she had a extremely massive coronary heart and at all times noticed the great in him. Now, they’re left with an unimaginable loss.
“It is unreal, like simply the truth that you realize, anybody may carry themselves to hurt simply such a candy and loving, humorous particular person,” mentioned the sufferer’s brother, Ruben Torres.
The devastating information shocked her household and associates who say she at all times made it some extent to look out for others.
“At all times bubbly, completely happy, humorous persona. At all times cracking jokes,” Torres mentioned.
The decided teen had simply joined the wrestling staff and gained her first match. However Angelina’s ardour typically required pink pom poms.
“She was practising at dwelling and wished to be one other stunt staff. And that was like her coronary heart cheering for a very long time,” Caraballo mentioned.
And as highschool soccer season got here to an finish, she was trying ahead to celebrating her 18th birthday on Jan. 7.
“She was trying ahead to that. She’s wonderful that I am damaged proper now, I am not going to mislead you, as a result of the little little bit of time that I had with hers, I can not even,” mentioned Caraballo.
Angelina’s household has arrange a GoFundMe web page to lift cash for her funeral. The household can be elevating cash by internet hosting a automotive wash and bake sale on Saturday on the VFW in Azusa from 9 a.m. to three p.m.
“At all times let your loved ones, anybody you realize, that you just love them. Allow them to know you are happy with them,” Torres mentioned.
Anybody with details about this incident is requested to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division Murder Bureau at (323) 890-5500. These wishing to stay nameless might name “Crime Stoppers” at (800)222-TIPS (8477), or by utilizing lacrimestoppers.org.
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