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The suspect is in custody in connection with the brutal murder of a 17-year-old a high school cheerleader who was found stabbed to death in California days before Christmas.
The family of Angelina Camillia Gonzales claims that the girl’s ex-boyfriend is to blame.
Gonzales’ family said local station KABC that her ex-boyfriend picked her up from the cheerleading banquet and brought her back to his house on December 20.
Around 10 p.m. that night, officers from the Azusa Police Department found Gonzales with stab wounds. She was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Investigators are working to determine what led to the murder of 17-year-old Azusa cheerleader Angelina Camillia Gonzales. (GoFundMe)
The family claims one of them was able to track Gonzales’ cell phone to her ex-boyfriend’s house, according to KABC.
“When I got there, they were already filming the crime scene and forensics and everything. And I ran to the cops and said, ‘Hey, my daughter’s in there. You know, my daughter’s in there. I’m trying to find her. She’s not home.’ And that’s when they told me, sit down for a minute,” Robert Caraballo, Angelina’s stepfather, told KABC.
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The life of Angelina Camillia Gonzales (17) was cut short when she was found stabbed to death a few days before Christmas and shortly before her 18th birthday. (GoFundMe)
Caraballo said he told his stepdaughter several times to stay away from her ex-boyfriend, but also said she had “a really big heart and always saw the good in him.”
According to a GoFundMe page set up by Gonzalez’s mother, Letica Carabello, she would have turned 18 on January 7.
“She had such a great future ahead of her. She had a heart of gold. She was my perfect beautiful baby angel,” Letica Carabello wrote. “I have no words to say. I can’t even cope. I need her. Our family is devastated. We appreciate all the support and love. Thank you all.”
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A California family is mourning the death of Angelina Camillia Gonzales, a 17-year-old cheerleader who was found stabbed to death days before Christmas. (Angelina Gonzales Facebook)
The police did not identify the suspect, saying only that he was an 18-year-old acquaintance of the victim and a resident of Azusa.
The questioning of the suspect is scheduled for Tuesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office he told Fox News Digital.
Officials said the district attorney is also reviewing the case, and decisions on whether to file charges will be made Tuesday morning.
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Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Azusa Police Department for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Tips and story ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
