Fitness influencer Gloria Zamora And his trading partner was fatally killed in front of a restaurant in southern California by the distant husband of Zamora, according to family members and the police.
Zamora, 40, and Hector Garduno, 43, gathered to discuss a new project on June 22 in a Strip Mall Sushi restaurant in the Fontana community in the County of San Bernardino when they were slaughtered in the car park, family members said to NBC Los Angeles.
Police identified the shooter as the distant husband of Zamora, Thomas Alberto Tamayo Lizarraga, who was shot by an assistant from the sheriff on leave, who heard the shots.
Zamora, a mother of seven, and Garduno, father of four, both died in a hospital after the shooting.
On June 16, the influencer of Fitness, who has more than 150,000 subscribers on Instagram, announced that she was leaving Lizarraga, her separate husband, On his Podcast Herizon.
“They divorced, which led to this,” said officer Steve Reed with the Fontana police service said to ABC 7.
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“We don’t know how he knew where she was, but apparently she had been at the restaurant for about an hour before shooting.”
Reed said that several police officers on leave were in the region when shots broke out, including an assistant to the San Bernardino County on leave by the place and witnessed the shooting.
He said that the deputy “had turned around in the light, and out of his vehicle, and confronted the suspect”.
The deputy, who was not appointed, killed Lizarraga during the confrontation.
One of Zamora’s girls has set up a GoFundme page To help support the family after “an act of unimaginable violence”.
“My mother was constantly removed, she was murdered by my stepfather Tomas,” wrote Jazlynne Zamora. “She leaves behind 7 beautiful children, aged 8 to 24, who are now faced with a future without the heat of our mother, the advice and unconditional love of our mother.”
Jazlynne said her mother “raised and inspired countless women, reminding them of their value, strength and potential”.
“She always said:” Women can do everything they decided “, and she lived these words every day. Her courage, kindness and determination touched the lives of all those who knew her,” she added.
“This tragedy left our family devastated emotionally and financially. We ask for your help to cover the expenses of funeral and commemorative, and to relieve the burden of my brothers and sisters and I, while we try to sail in life as a result of this loss. All the funds collected will be directly towards the funeral costs and the support of my brothers and sisters and me in the difficult months to come. ”
The GoFundme page has collected more than $ 33,260 US from its $ 35,000 target of 481 donations on Wednesday afternoon.
Garduno girls have also set up a GoFundme page To help support their families after their father’s unexpected loss.
“He was a loving, devoted and worker man who was tragically murdered and left too early,” they wrote. “He lived life with force and did everything he could for his four daughters and his family.”
Garduno’s family said they were holding their hands to their community “to get help with funeral costs and to support their four daughters” while “navigate this incredibly difficult period and advances with the grace of God”.
“All the funds collected will give our father the respectful and loving farewells he deserves and relieved the immediate financial burden of our family,” they added.
The GoFundme Post collected more than US $ 10,000 from its $ 1,000 target of 214 donations from Wednesday afternoon.
The death of Zamora and Garduno occurs a month after the fatal shot of a Colombian influencer At home on May 15 by a suspect pretending to be a delivery man.
María José Estupiñán was slaughtered in the face when she opened the door. Images of monitoring the incident obtained by the police have shown that the attacker fleeing the premises shortly after his presence.
After the death of Espiciñán, Colombian police said that she had been mistreated by her former partner – who is now suspect – and suggested that the murder could have been a femicide, the targeted and determined murder of women and girls because of their gender.
The victim had previously pointed out his ex-partner for domestic violence, according to women’s rights lawyers. The day before his death, a judge would have reigned in his favor And ordered its attacker to pay 30 million Pesos Estupiñán – around $ 9,900 CA – in damages.
A week before the death of Espiñán, Valeria Marquez, a 23 -year -old beauty influencer was man Who entered the beauty salon where she worked in Zapopan, in central Mexico, near Guadalajara, when she was live on Tiktok.
His death is treated as a femicide by local authorities.
A few seconds before the incident, Marquez was seen on his Tiktok Livestream sitting at a table, holding a toy toy. We heard him say: “They come”, before a voice in the background asked: “Hey, Vale?”
Marquez replied “yes” before triggering the live flow.
– With global news’ Rachel Goodman files
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