Gardiel Solorio, 26, is survived by parents, siblings and a fiancee.
The off-duty Monterey Park police officer who was killed this week in a Downey shooting was “tough as nails” and “destined for bigger things,” his family and friends said.in the parking lot of an L.A. Fitness gym. No suspects have been identified, and details about the shooting are scarce.
An investigation is underway after the off-duty officer was found shot to death in the parking lot of an L.A. Fitness in Downey. “The family and department are grieving right now,” Gordon said. “It’s a senseless act of violence. He was only 26 years old. I don’t know about all of you, but I have children that age. For me, it’s particularly difficult.”Solorio had worked single-mindedly toward becoming a police officer, a friend remembered.
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