(L.A.) Jose Romo Guerra, 35, Killed His Son, Then Himself

Case Number: 2022-06705

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 35-year-old Hispanic male that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jose Romo Guerra.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Ligature Strangulation

RIP JOSE ROMO GUERRA (September 19, 1986 – June 28, 2022)

The decedent killed his 10-year-old son before committing suicide.

Police and paramedics were called to the 21000 block of Plummer Street in Chatsworth at around 8:30 p.m., after family members discovered the pair inside a vehicle.

Both had been reported missing by family members earlier in the day.

The vehicle had to be forced open and both father and son removed from the rear seat, where they were evaluated by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and pronounced dead.