LAPD Rookie officer Henry Solis, who is considered a person of interest in the shooting death of Salome Rodriguez Jr. Friday, is still on the run
Los Angeles Authorities have found the car to a first-year LAPD officer Henry Solis, 27, who is wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Ontario resident, Salome Rodriguez Jr. in Pomona. Solis graduated from the police academy in November 2014 and was assigned to the Devonshire Division. He is described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 185 pounds. His last known address is in Pomona, according to police. Solis was off-duty during the time Rodriguez was killed and didn’t show up to work on Saturday.
Police towed a gray 2013 Volkswagen Jetta from an alley near Monterey Avenue and Main Street Sunday afternoon, a short distance from where the homicide originally occurred; however, the whereabouts of Henry Solis are still unknown. Solis has been missing since police identified him as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Salome Rodriguez Jr. Friday.
Investigators believe Rodriguez and Solis got into a fistfight that escalated into a fatal shooting around 3:30 a.m. Witnesses, however, told the family the gunman mistakenly confronted Rodriguez. Rodriguez was taken to the ER after suffering five gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at USC Medical Center.
Memorial services have been at the location of the death of Rodriguez, who was the second oldest of six children. His grieving relatives say he was a very spiritual and caring person.
My son had a good heart. I’d like to say the heart of gold. When he was little, he’d close his eyes and pray to God and that’s what makes me strong. He knew God alive and now he’s with God now.”
– (Mother) Lidia Rodriguez.
His family has set up a Go Fund Me account to help pay for his funeral expenses. You can donate and support the Rodriguez family at:Â gofundme.com/oqhq24.
Anyone with more information on this incident is urged to call the Pomona Police Department’s Detective Bureau at (909) 620-2085. Up until this point no further information is available regarding this matter, TheSource.com will keep you updated as the story develops.
-Infinite Wiz (@InfiniteWiz)
