Pictured above: A Composite Sketch of a Person of Interest in the Murder of Hector Urias
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| Hector Urias. |
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| Map of where Hector Urias was gunned down in September. |
By Randy Economy
The community of El Monte misses Hector Urias. He loved the holiday season, and always put his family and community first and foremost! If you recall, Urias, a standout businessman, a race car enthusiast, former standout athlete and "hometown" hero to many in the San Gabriel Valley, was gunned down in September while he was finishing work at his popular auto repair shop.
The community of El Monte misses Hector Urias. He loved the holiday season, and always put his family and community first and foremost! If you recall, Urias, a standout businessman, a race car enthusiast, former standout athlete and "hometown" hero to many in the San Gabriel Valley, was gunned down in September while he was finishing work at his popular auto repair shop.
Moments before dawn on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010, Urias was discovered shot to death inside his business.
I blogged about this in the past, and wanted to follow up. Everyone in El Monte loved this man. Now, WE have a possible lead in this case.
Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have released a "sketch" of a man they would like to find in connection with the horrific crime, and I have been asked to pass this information along to the community and to my readers. If you recall, Urias was last seen alive by one of his employees who left work around 7:00 p.m. on September 7, 2010.
Urias was expected to play basketball in a community league at 9:00 p.m. that night, but he never showed up for the game. Family members became concerned when he didn't make it home that evening and they went looking for him. He was discovered just before dawn when they checked the shop. Detectives learned that witnesses heard gunshots in the vicinity of the auto shop shortly after 7:00 p.m. on the 7th, but the gunshots were not reported to authorities. Detectives recently located a witness who saw a male Hispanic adult walking through the parking lot of the business shortly after the business closed for the day.
The witness with the assistance of the Sheriff's Department's sketch artist was able to provide a likeness of this individual, which I posted here on my blog.
Sheriff's Investigators are considering this individual a "person of interest" and are asking the public's assistance in identifying him.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you can call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
TIME FOR JUSTICE!
2 comments:
Hey,
This is a inquiry for the webmaster/admin here at economy4abc.blogspot.com.
May I use some of the information from this post right above if I give a link back to your website?
Thanks,
Oliver
Oliver....PLEASE use this information on your blog or website by giving my blog a mention. Randy Economy
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