On April 23rd, 2017, 18 year old Oscar Andrew Garcia, was killed in the 100 block of Cypress Avenue in Monrovia, CA. At about 11:36 pm on this date, Oscar was at a female friend's house with one other male friend, and were hanging out in the garage. At this time, a Latino man in his early 20's walked in through a door of the garage. The man was light skinned, about 6 feet tall with black short hair, brown eyes, a goatee and a black baseball hat. After a brief verbal exchange, the suspect began to shoot. Both Oscar and his friend were hit and while they survived, Oscar was pronounced dead in the garage at 12:07am.
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| Oscar Garcia via LA Times |
Detectives are seeking any information that you might have since they are not sure what the possible motive was in the shooting. They do not believe the three friends were actually targeted.
Oscar was a Senior in High School at Canyon Oaks High School, and was striving to be a photographer. He also played soccer for the school, loved skateboarding, and after high school planned on going to Pasadena City College to study photography.
If you have any information about the murder of Oscar Garcia, please call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and ask for Sgt. Ken Perry or Detective Scott Matlock at 323-890-5500. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call crime stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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