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Staff Reports

Pomona – An arrest warrant has been issued for Probationary LAPD Officer, Henry Solis, charging him with murder.

On Mar. 13 at approximately 3:30 a.m., the Pomona Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting gun shots in the area of Third and Main streets.  Officers responding to the area found a male victim, 23, of Ontario, suffering from gunshot wounds to the lower torso.  He was transported by ambulance to USC Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The victim has been identified as Salome Rodriguez, Jr., 23, of Ontario.

An investigation was launched by Pomona’s Homicide Investigators.  Initial findings indicated the victim and suspect were engaged in a physical altercation prior to the shooting, with the suspect fleeing the scene in an unidentified vehicle.  The vehicle was subsequently located a short distance from the crime.

The suspect, Solis, is an Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, and was off-duty at the time the incident occurred.  He has failed to report to work since the murder took place, and is currently at large.  He is considered armed and dangerous, and is described as Hispanic, 27 years of age, 5’9” tall, and approximately 185 pounds.  His last known address is in Pomona.  Solis may be driving a brown/tan 1992 Ford Pick-Up, California license 4J79703.

The Los Angeles Police Department is working with the Pomona Police Department in an active search for Solis.  It is a felony for any person to harbor, conceal or aid a fugitive in an effort to avoid or escape arrest.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Pomona Police Department’s Detective Bureau at (909) 620-2085. For anyone willing to provide information who wishes to remain anonymous, contact “Crime Stoppers” at (800) 222-8477, or “We-Tip” at (800) 782-7463.