A suspect is in custody in connection to the brutal homicide of a 17-year-old highschool cheerleader who was discovered stabbed to loss of life in California days earlier than Christmas.
The household of Angelina Camillia Gonzales claims the younger girl’s ex-boyfriend is guilty.
Gonzales’ household instructed native station KABC that her ex-boyfriend picked her up from a cheerleading banquet and introduced her again to his home on Dec. 20.
Round 10 p.m. that night time, officers with the Azusa Police Division discovered Gonzales affected by stab wounds.
She was rushed to a neighborhood hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless, police mentioned.
The household claims considered one of them was in a position to observe Gonzales’ cellphone to her ex-boyfriend’s home, in line with KABC.
“When I got there, there was already crime scene tape up and forensics and all kinds of stuff. And I ran up to the officers like, ‘Hey, my daughter’s in there. You know, my daughter is in there. I’m trying to find her. She’s not home.’ And that’s when they told me, sit aside for a minute,” Robert Caraballo, Angelina’s stepfather, instructed KABC.
Caraballo mentioned that he instructed his step-daughter to keep away from her ex-boyfriend quite a few instances, however he additionally mentioned that she had a “really big heart and always saw the good in him.”
In line with a GoFundMe web page arrange by Gonzales’ mom, Letica Carabello, she was about to show 18 on Jan. 7.
“She had such a great future ahead of her. She had a heart of gold. She was my perfect gorgeous Angel baby,” Letica Carabello wrote.
“I don’t even have the words to say. I can’t even cope. I need her. Our family is devastated. We appreciate all the support and love. Thank you all.”
Police haven’t recognized the suspect, saying solely that it’s an 18-year-old acquaintance of the sufferer and a resident of Azusa.
The suspect’s arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Workplace instructed Fox Information Digital.
Officers mentioned the district lawyer can also be reviewing the case, and submitting selections can be made Tuesday morning.
Anybody with details about this incident is inspired to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division Murder Bureau at 323-890-5500.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Azusa Police Division for remark however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
