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POMONA, Calif. () — The family of a 24-year-old woman killed in a shooting at a Pomona apartment complex is grieving and calling for justice after police say she was slain Thursday afternoon by a man she had been in a relationship with for two years.
“Why? Why did he kill my baby? Why did he kill her?” said her mother, Sheila Lopez, at a makeshift memorial of candles and balloons in front of the apartment complex.
Family members identified the woman as Veronica Lopez. Her father, Coby Lopez, described her as the youngest of five daughters.
“She was my youngest out of five daughters, she was always happy when we saw her,” he said.
Pomona police said officers responded to reports of shots fired just before 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Monterey and Garey Avenues on Thursday. When they arrived, they found two people fatally shot – a man and a woman.
“Veronica was a wonderful, wonderful daughter; very vibrant, happy and a go-getter,” said Sheila Lopez.
Police said the suspect fled the scene after the shooting in a black Kia sedan. A short time later, an automatic license plate reader detected the vehicle on the northbound 5 Freeway in Sylmar, prompting a pursuit that lasted about an hour and a half.
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A man linked to a double killing in Pomona was taken into custody Thursday night after a lengthy California Highway Patrol pursuit through the Santa Clarita Valley.
The chase ended after officers used a PIT maneuver, and the suspect, identified as Robert Galtman, was taken into custody.
Klarissa Lopez, the victim’s sister, said the family realized what had happened while watching news coverage of the pursuit.
“We were watching the chase after it was live and my mom noticed the car and the dog that they rescued. We called Pomona police and they confirmed it with fingerprints that it was my sister Veronica,” she said.
Authorities have not released the name of the other person killed in the shooting.
The Lopez family has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral expenses at Fundraiser by Sabrina Lopez : Help Honor Veronica Lopez’s Memory. They say they are now focused on seeking accountability.
“We want justice for my sister. He killed two people – I want double life,” said Coby Lopez.
Despite their loss, the family said they are trying to remain strong.
“We don’t know how we’re going to go on, but we do have four other daughters. We have a life that we still have to maintain, And just a picture in our head of her smiling. That’s never going to go away,” Coby Lopez said.
Galtman remains in custody with bail set at $3.1 million and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Pomona.
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