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Fitness Influencer and Date Fatally Shot by Estranged Husband in Fontana

Police are investigating whether gaps in domestic violence protections contributed to the fatal shooting.

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Gloria Zamora, 40, died at the Falcon Ridge Town Center parking lot in Fontana at around 9.40 p.m. on Saturday

Overview

  • The shooting occurred around 9:40 p.m. Saturday at the Falcon Ridge Town Center parking lot as Gloria Zamora, 40, and her date Hector Garduno, 43, arrived at Summa Sushi.
  • Zamora’s estranged husband, 45-year-old Thomas Alberto Tamayo Lizarraga, opened fire on the couple during divorce proceedings before an off-duty San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy shot him dead.
  • Zamora, a mother of seven with over 150,000 Instagram followers, and Garduno, a father of four, left behind 11 children.
  • GoFundMe campaigns for both families have raised over $24,000 toward funeral and support costs.
  • The Fontana Police Department is leading an ongoing domestic violence inquiry into the circumstances that allowed the ambush to occur.