Calif. shooting suspect charged with murder

Three of four victims identified, including 9-year-old boy

LOS ANGELES — The suspect in a shooting in an Orange business that killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder, the Orange County district attorney’s office announced Friday.

The charges against Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, 44, of Fullerton, who is hospitalized and in critical condition, were announced as the identities of the victims emerged.

Authorities on Friday identified three of the four people who were killed when a gunman opened fire Wednesday night inside Unified Homes, a manufactured homes business.

The Orange County Police Department said the victims include Genevieve Raygoza, 28, Luis Tovar, 50, and Matthew Farias, 9. The identity of the fourth person who was killed has not been confirmed.

Another woman remains hospitalized in critical condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, according to a family member.

Gonzalez has been charged with four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and two counts of attempted murder of a police officer, all felonies, according to the DA’s office.

Gonzalez was hospitalized Wednesday after exchanging gunfire with two police officers, according to authorities.

Police said he locked the gates to the complex with bicycle cables before opening fire on the victims.

Calling it a “horrific massacre,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Thursday that the severity of the crimes meant his office could seek the death penalty.