Man suspected in brother's slaying
EL MONTE -- A man allegedly shot and killed his younger brother in El Monte, authorities said Sunday.
Erik Diaz, 19, of El Monte was shot about 1 a.m. Saturday in the 4100 block of Rowland Avenue, El Monte police Lt. Michelle States said. He died at a hospital about 8 p.m.
His brother, 24-year-old Alex Diaz, was arrested within an hour of the alleged attack, according to police and sheriff's booking records.
Alex Diaz was initially booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon before his brother died at a local hospital, States said, but the charge was expected to be upgraded to murder.
Family members of the brothers gathered Sunday at the apartment where the shooting took place declined to comment.
Alex Diaz has no criminal record in Los Angeles County, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records.
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau are helping El Monte police with the investigation, and police deferred all further inquiries to sheriff's homicide detectives.
Sheriff's officials released no further information about the shooting, and the detectives handling the investigation could not be reached for comment Sunday.
"The incident is still under investigation," Deputy Jeff Gordon of the Sheriff's Headquarter's Bureau said.
Saturday's shooting was El Monte's first reported homicide of 2010. The city saw four homicides in 2009, and 12 in 2009.
Erik Diaz, 19, of El Monte was shot about 1 a.m. Saturday in the 4100 block of Rowland Avenue, El Monte police Lt. Michelle States said. He died at a hospital about 8 p.m.
His brother, 24-year-old Alex Diaz, was arrested within an hour of the alleged attack, according to police and sheriff's booking records.
Alex Diaz was initially booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon before his brother died at a local hospital, States said, but the charge was expected to be upgraded to murder.
Family members of the brothers gathered Sunday at the apartment where the shooting took place declined to comment.
Alex Diaz has no criminal record in Los Angeles County, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records.
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau are helping El Monte police with the investigation, and police deferred all further inquiries to sheriff's homicide detectives.
Sheriff's officials released no further information about the shooting, and the detectives handling the investigation could not be reached for comment Sunday.
"The incident is still under investigation," Deputy Jeff Gordon of the Sheriff's Headquarter's Bureau said.
Saturday's shooting was El Monte's first reported homicide of 2010. The city saw four homicides in 2009, and 12 in 2009.
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This sucks for all of us my family knew the Diaz family for about 12 years n it brakes our heart. This was my close homie. Both of them were Alex and Erik. My heart goes out to my friends the Diaz. We love u all and u will b missed erik. R.I.P.