Family Mourns Teenage Girl Stabbed Death in Azusa

AZUSA (CNS) - The family of a 17-year-old girl who was stabbed to death is raising money for her funeral Monday through a GoFundMe page and having a car wash and bake sale this weekend.

Angelina Camillia Gonzales was a cheerleader at Azusa High School and her family told ABC 7 she was found fatally stabbed at an ex-boyfriend's house on Friday.

The suspect, an 18-year-old man who has not been identified by police, is in custody and the case has been submitted to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

"When I got there, there was already crime scene tape up and forensics and all kinds of stuff. And I ran up to the officers like, hey, my daughter's in there. You know, my daughter is in there I'm trying to find her. She's not home. And that's when they told me, sit aside for a minute," Robert Caraballo, Angelina's stepfather, told ABC 7.

Angelina recently joined the Azusa High wrestling team and her 18th birthday was supposed to be on Jan. 7.

"It's unreal, like just the fact that you know, anyone could bring themselves to harm just such a sweet and loving, funny person," the victim's brother, Ruben Torres, told ABC 7.

Officers from the Azusa Police Department responded at 10 p.m. Friday to the 300 block of  North Soldano Avenue, near Third Street and west of the Azusa High School West Campus to an assault with a deadly weapon call, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is investigating the death. Arriving officers found the girl suffering from stab wounds.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The motive for the stabbing was not disclosed. The suspect and victim were Azusa residents.

Angelina's family has raised nearly $8,000 as of Monday through a GoFundMe page for her funeral. The family is also raising money by hosting a car wash and bake sale on Saturday at the VFW in Azusa from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Anyone with information about this stabbing was asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to visit lacrimestoppers.org.