

At that point, Gonzalez approached and opened fire on the vehicle, hitting the young mother in the upper body, according to police. Rodriguez and the two males - Rafeul Chowdhury, the father of Rodriguez’s 5-month-old son, and his brother, Shahriear Chowdhury - then got into a gray sedan and tried to drive away from the scene. Two others - a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy - were also somehow involved, but how much they participated is being probed, a police news release stated. Long Beach police said earlier this month that they opened a homicide investigation into her death.Īccording to the Long Beach Police Department’s preliminary investigation, Gonzalez had been driving in the area near the school when he saw Rodriguez and a 15-year-old girl fighting in the street. Rodriguez, a young mother, was placed on life support but died eight days after being shot. 27 in the area of Spring Street and Palo Verde Avenue, near Millikan High School. Gonzalez shot Rodriguez on the afternoon of Sept. Gonzalez is charged with one count of murder for the death of Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said during a news conference.

The Long Beach school safety officer who fatally shot an 18-year-old woman last month is being charged with murder, officials announced Wednesday.Įddie F.
