Judge won’t dismiss murder charge against ex-LBUSD safety officer
Judge Richard Goul, who reviewed a video of the shooting, said he found no legal error in another judge’s decision to let the murder case against Eddie Gonzalez proceed to trial.
Ex-LBUSD safety officer ordered to stand trial on murder charge
Eddie Gonzalez—who was fired by the LBUSD about a week after shooting Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez in the head Sept. 27 as she sat inside a moving car—was charged a month later with her killing.
Former LBUSD safety officer pleads not guilty to murder charge
Eddie Gonzalez—who was fired by the LBUSD about a week after shooting Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez in the head Sept. 27 as she sat inside a moving car—was charged Oct. 27 with her killing.
Ex-school safety officer appears in court to face murder charge in young mother’s death
Judge Tomson Ong ordered the ex-officer held on $2 million bail before sheriff’s deputies led him out of the Long Beach courtroom.
As criticism of deadly shooting mounts, will the LBUSD disarm its school safety officers?
At a meeting last night, LBUSD board members signaled there will be a deep debate over how to move forward after Mona Rodriguez’s death.
Mayor calls for criminal charges against school safety officer who fatally shot 18-year-old
The mayor previously called Mona Rodriguez’s death “horrific and tragic.” On Thursday, he went a step further.
Long Beach Unified fires school safety officer who fatally shot 18-year-old woman
The school board’s unanimous decision to fire the officer days after the shooting was “the right thing to do,” Superintendent Jill Baker said.
Woman shot by school safety officer has died after donating her organs, family says
Mona Rodriguez stopped breathing at 5:14 p.m. Tuesday after her organs were removed, according to the family’s attorney.
‘A bunch of red flags’; school safety officer who shot 18-year-old briefly worked as police officer
He worked short stints as a police officer in Los Alamitos and Sierra Madre shortly before becoming a Long Beach Unified school safety officer.
Protesters demand criminal charges against school safety officer who shot 18-year-old
“What kind of community are we creating if we’re slaying our children,” one activist said.