{"id":781,"date":"2026-06-21T19:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=781"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:02:08","slug":"former-pro-skateboarder-49ers-fan-killed-in-california-double-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=781","title":{"rendered":"Former pro skateboarder, 49ers fan, killed in California double homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>

A\u00a0Pomona man led California Highway Patrol officers on a roughly 90-minute chase through Southern California on Thursday after CHP tried to stop him on suspicion of shooting two people to death at an apartment building, according to police and multiple local news reports.<\/p>

Read more Marlins cut ties with Christopher Morel, designate infielder for assignment<\/a><\/p><\/div>

\"\"<\/div>

Officers responded to the 100 block of East Monterey Avenue around 3:20 p.m. on June 18 after reports of shots fired, Pomona Police Department said in a news release that day. They found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds in a fourth-floor hallway of the Monterey Station Apartments, according to KTLA-TV. Both people died at the scene despite life-saving efforts by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel, according to the police.<\/p><\/div>

<\/div>

Police have not officially released the victims\u2019 names, but family members identified them to multiple outlets as Veronica Lopez, 24, a former professional skateboarder and San Francisco 49ers fan, and her neighbor Richard Brady, 48. Police named the suspect as Robert\u00a0Galtman, 48, who also lived in the building and was Lopez\u2019s boyfriend of about two years, according to her family.<\/p><\/div>

CHP officers spotted Galtman in a black Kia sedan on the northbound 5 Freeway in\u00a0Sylmar around 5 p.m. and tried to pull him over, triggering a pursuit that stretched\u00a0over mountain roads and north toward Lancaster. Footage showed Galtman throwing objects from the car and dodging several spike strips before one finally disabled a tire. Officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the car, and\u00a0Galtman surrendered around 7:10 p.m., CBS Los Angeles reported. The police statement said he was taken into custody around 7:30 p.m. A dog was also pulled from the car.<\/p><\/div>

Lopez\u2019s family said they didn\u2019t know she was the victim until they saw the chase on live television and recognized the car and her dog. They called\u00a0Pomona police, who brought them to the scene.<\/p><\/div>

\u201cShe didn\u2019t deserve this. She definitely didn\u2019t deserve this,\u201d her mother, Sheila Lopez, told CBS Los Angeles, adding a warning to other young women: \u201cDo not be in an abusive relationship. Get out.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

<\/div>

\u201cShe was our fifth daughter. Very beautiful, very young, very talented,\u201d her father,\u00a0Coby Lopez, told CBS. \u201cShe was, used to be a pro skater, had so much positive going in her life. I don\u2019t know what kind of problems she was going through, but we tried to help her. \u2026 So young, taken out by a coward.\u201d<\/p>

Read more 34-year-old woman trapped in Northern California well dies<\/a><\/p><\/div>

Brady\u2019s older brother, David Brady, told the\u00a0Daily Bulletin his brother was a father of two who likely died trying to help Lopez. \u201cMy brother stuck up for those who couldn\u2019t stick up for themselves,\u201d he said. \u201cUnfortunately, he walked into a situation out of his control.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"image\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>

The Bay Area’s best free newsletter.<\/div><\/h2>
Stay informed, and entertained.<\/div><\/div><\/div>