Los Angeles: A 29-year-old man shot his two daughters and his 25-year-old common-law wife then killed himself last night at a home in the 800 block of 82nd Street.
On March 28, 2007, at around 10:00 p.m., Gabriela Gonzalez returned to her residence with her 2-year-old daughter, Gabriela Melara, and Gonzalez's 15-year-old sister. Gonzalez' husband, Fredy Melara, was inside the home with their 15-month-old child, Asbel Melara.
According to the sister, who is the family's babysitter, Melara was upset at his wife when they arrived. Gonzalez entered the home with her daughter, but the babysitter remained locked outside. Amid the yelling, she heard Gonzalez scream, "Freddy! No, no," followed by the sound of gunshots. The girl ran to a neighbor's house and called police.
When the officers arrived they learned Melara was an armor car security guard who had a gun and body armor. Officers presumed Melara was barricaded inside the residence with hostages. The officers summoned SWAT.
SWAT officer scouted the home and noticed two victims down inside the home. The officers conducted an emergency entry and found Melara, both daughters, and Gonzalez shot in the head. Detectives believe Melara shot his family then turned the gun on himself.
Detectives found no prior criminal record for Melara, nor any evidence of restraining orders.
Anyone with information is asked to call 77th Street Homicide Division Detectives Joseph Chavez or Tracy McClanahan at 213-485-1383. On weekends and during off-hours, call the 24-hour toll free number at 1-877-LAWFULL (1-877-529-3855).
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Mayor, police chief back bill to open police disciplinary records
Police union officials say they will fight efforts to reopen hearings to the public.
By Matt Lait, Times Staff Writer
March 28, 2025
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have officially endorsed a state Senate bill aimed at increasing the public's access to police disciplinary records, a legislative spokesman said Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles) is proposing to "reverse a Supreme Court decision that requires police departments across the state to keep information from the police disciplinary hearings secret."
Romero's office said Tuesday that the bill was filed after discussions with Los Angeles' mayor and police chief. Winning their support, a spokesman said, improves its chance of passage.
"We wanted to make sure everyone was on board," said Russ Lopez, a spokesman for Romero's office.
Police union officials say they intend to fight any efforts to chip away at police privacy rights, which were strengthened last summer as a result of Copley Press Inc. vs. Superior Court of San Diego. In that case, the court prohibited public disclosure of personnel records of a sheriff's deputy appealing discipline at a county civil service commission.
Following that ruling, LAPD officials denied public access to disciplinary hearings that traditionally had been open. A public outcry erupted earlier this year when a disciplinary panel secretly exonerated an officer involved in one high-profile shooting, even though the civilian Police Commission had said the officer should be punished.
Community and city leaders criticized the closed-door decision and called for reforms that would reopen the hearings. Bratton and Villaraigosa said they would support such a move.
The bill is expected to be debated by a legislative committee next month. Romero's bill is the second to seek greater public access to police records. Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) sponsored a similar bill earlier this month.
"A return to sunshine and accountability in our police departments will only increase the public's confidence," Romero said.
Posted by: 1BnMarine | March 29, 2025 at 07:34 PM
WELL I KNEW THIS PEOPLE WELL I KNEW NOEMI ,GABRIELA'S LIL SISTERS AND FROM HER I KNOW THEY WERE SUCH A CARIN FAMILY NEVA LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS.DONT KNOW WAT GOT INTO THE GUY?WHY WOULD HE KILL GABBY?WHY WOULD HE KILL HIS LIL GIRLS?WELL I ALSO KNEW HER CUSIN CARLOS(MY BOYFRIEND)AND I KNEW HE WAS REALLY HURT WHEN I SEEN HIM THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL!!GABBY AND HER KIDS ARE NOW IN A BETTER PLACE AND TO ALL "GABRIELA'S FAMILY" OUT THERE NEVA THINK THERE GONE CKUZZ THERE NOT GONE THERE WILL ALWAYZ BE THERE NOT BY YO SIDE BUT IN YOUR MIND AND IN YO HEART "PARA SIEMPRE" I LOVE YA"NOEMI & NEMO" HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER"
WITH LOVE&RESPECT ~MARY~
Posted by: MARY RAZO | April 06, 2025 at 10:58 AM
WELL EVEN THOUGH I DONT KNOW GARIELA OR NOEMI BUT I DO KNOW THEIR CUSIN CARLOS BUT I CAN TELL YOU GUYS REALLY CARE FOR GARIELA N HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS N THEY LOOK LIKE A CARING FAMILY NEVER LOOKING FOR TROUBLE BUT ITS MESSED UP AT FREDY DID...WELL REST IN PEACE GABRIELA N HER TWO LITTLE ANGLES......WELL THEIR IN A BETTER PLACE NOW WITH NO ONE TO HURT THEM.....WELL WITH LOVE N RESPECT
ERIKA
Posted by: ERIKA CERVNTES | April 06, 2025 at 10:59 AM