Angel Velasquez was 6 years old and died of gunshot wounds on June 5, 2022, in the backyard of his Baldwin Park home. His mother, Yesli Velazquez Gonzalez, was also shot and pronounced dead at the scene; Angel was taken to a hospital and later died. Angel was a kindergartener and his mother worked as a classroom aide in the Baldwin Park School District.

Investigators have classified the case as a domestic-related homicide. The primary suspect is the family’s live-in boyfriend, Rigoberto Covarrubias, who was not Angel’s biological father. Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing Covarrubias leave in a car; law enforcement described him as armed and dangerous and launched a manhunt. The community responded with grief and remembrance, including a Little Free Library dedicated in their names.

If anyone saw activity around the Baldwin Park home on June 5, 2022, or has information about Rigoberto Covarrubias’s whereabouts, please come forward to authorities.