(L.A.) Henry Gonzalez, 37, Died by Homicide

Case Number: 2023-08219

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 37-year-old Latino male.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Henry Gonzalez.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound Through the Chest

RIP HENRY GONZALEZ (April 9, 1986 – July 4, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 3:05 p.m.

The decedent was a motorcyclist who was shot dead in a suspected road rage incident in Lancaster.

The shooting on the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway at the Avenue L off-ramp was reported at 2:57 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officers initially responded to what was reported as a traffic collision and discovered Gonzalez had been shot. He died at the scene.

Jesse Cupido, 29, of Sun Valley has been charged with murder.