Employees tackle gunman after co-worker is shot and killed in El Monte

A man who was fatally shot in South El Monte Monday morning may have been targeted by an estranged, jealous ex-lover of a co-worker, sheriff’s deputies said.

Homicide investigators say that at about 8:30 a.m., the gunman rode a bicycle up to Baby Blue Fashion Inc. on Alpaca Street and asked for one of the employees by name.

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When the worker stepped outside, the man shot him, officials said. The gunman and a woman who works at the business have children together, said Lt. Steve Jauch. It was rumored that the victim and the woman were dating, he added.

But before the man could ride away, the victim’s co-workers wrestled him to the ground and held him until deputies arrived. Officials are not releasing the identity of the suspect or his victim. The victim’s family identified him as 22-year-old Higino Gonzalez, CBS2 reported.

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