Carlos Pierre Zaragoza, 33, was one of four people killed in a violent spree that began in the early hours of July 25, 2019. The attack started shortly before 2 a.m. inside the family apartment in Canoga Park, where his younger brother, Gerry Dean Zaragoza, opened fire and also killed their father, Carlos Ignacio Zaragoza, 56. Their mother, Blanca Zaragoza, was wounded in the hand and survived.
About 45 minutes after the family shootings, Gerry Zaragoza traveled across the San Fernando Valley. He shot and killed his former girlfriend, Azucena Lepe, wounded another man outside a Shell station in North Hollywood, attempted to rob a man outside a Bank of America in Canoga Park, and later shot and killed a stranger aboard an Orange Line bus in Van Nuys. A manhunt ended around 2:30 p.m. when LAPD and FBI task force officers located and tased Gerry Zaragoza after he refused to surrender.
Charges announced July 29, 2019, included four counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count of attempted robbery. The motive for the attacks has not been established. Did anyone know Carlos Pierre Zaragoza, his routines, or have information that could shed light on what led to that night?