(L.A.) Rosa Borquez Machado, 50, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2026-07792

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 50-year-old female.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Rosa Borquez Machado.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Thermal Injuries and Inhalation of Products of Combustion

RIP ROSA BORQUEZ MACHADO ( May 14, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at a hospital.

The decedent was killed by her 47-year-old boyfriend Adrian Saavedra who also ended up killing himself and her 13-year-old son Atiel. There were three fatalities in this fire in Montebello.

Rosa and Atiel Borquez Sandoval

Apparently, Borquez Machado had met Saavedra on TikTok. They had been together only about eight months.
 

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