Elida Dominguez, 66, of Azusa, California, died on April 25, 2018, from complications tied to a gunshot wound she suffered during a violent attack on November 8, 2016. That day, an Azusa resident, Carlos Mendez, armed with multiple firearms, opened fire in the 400 block of West Fourth Street. Officers confronted Mendez and killed him during a gun battle; he also fatally shot neighbor 77-year-old Francis Varney and critically wounded two elderly women, including Dominguez.

Dominguez was struck in her upper torso and hospitalized immediately. She remained in medical care for more than a year and a half before her health declined and her death was linked by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner to the 2016 shooting. Her family set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral and medical costs and the Azusa community mourned her loss.

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