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Homicide Detectives, County Officials Renew Call For Justice in Fatal Shooting of 4-Year-Old Boy in Altadena – Pasadena Now
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Cold case reward: $75k offered for information in 2016 murder of 4-year-old Monrovia boy
Salvador "Chavita" Esparza, just four-years-old, was gunned down during a gang-related shooting as he stood on the front porch of a home in unincorporated Altadena back in 2016. Detectives are still looking for the killer.
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''County officials have increased the reward offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for murdering a four-year-old Monrovia boy back in 2016.
The reward, now upped to $75,000, was part of a successful motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Wednesday.
This is the fourth time that the reward has been increased for the six-year-old cold case, in which Salvador "Chavita" Esparza III, was gunned down during a gang-related shooting on July 5, 2016, when he stood in the doorway of an Altadena home.
"Six years ago, little Salvador's life was violently and tragically ended," Barger said. "I am extending and increasing the reward amount because I have faith that there's someone out there who can help bring justice for the Esparza family. Every bit of information helps, so don't hesitate to reach out. Help us identify the perpetrator who robbed Salvador of his future and left an unfillable void in his family's heart."
In the past, investigators have said that the shooting stemmed from an argument involving the boyfriend of Esparza's mother and an unidentified man. An hour later, someone opened fire on the home, striking the child and a 27-year-old man, unrelated to the family. They say that the boyfriend and his brother were the intended targets of the shooting. ''
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''That's one thing I'm not gonna do," she said. "Even if it takes me years fighting for him, I promised him on his gravesite that I was not gonna give up."
The case is being investigated by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Anyone with information was asked to contact investigators at (323) 890-5500.''
