Gardiel Solorio, 26, an off-duty Monterey Park police officer who had recently graduated from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Academy and begun field training, was shot and killed on August 8, 2022, in Downey, California. The shooting happened about 3:30 p.m. in the LA Fitness parking lot in the 12700 block of Lakewood Boulevard at the Downey Landing shopping area. Solorio was sitting in his car when he was approached by Carlos Daniel Delcid, who allegedly demanded his personal items. As Solorio tried to reverse to escape, Delcid shot him five times at close range; Solorio’s vehicle then went backward and struck a parked van.

Investigators arrested three people in connection with the killing. Delcid was charged with murder, attempted robbery, and being a felon in possession of a firearm; special circumstances allege the murder occurred during a robbery. An 18-year-old, Gerardo Magallanes, was charged with murder, shooting at an occupied vehicle, and unlawful firearm possession while on probation. A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested for driving the getaway car and is charged in juvenile court. The Downey Police Department continues to investigate.

Did anyone see the shooting or the suspects in the parking lot that afternoon?