Carlos Delcid was convicted on May 18 of the fatal shooting of Officer Solorio
August 6, 2026 – NORWALK, CA – A 24-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of 
parole for fatally shooting Monterey Park Police Officer Gardiel Solorio, who was killed while he was off-duty in a gym parking lot in 2022.
“Having recently graduated from the police academy, Officer Solorio had a bright career ahead of him where he took an oath to protect others, but on his day off, he was violently ambushed and fatally shot. While no sentence can replace a life that was senselessly taken, I hope knowing that Mr. Delcid will spend his life behind bars will bring closure to Officer Solorio’s family,” said Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman. “Thank you to Assistant Head Deputy District Attorney Geoffrey Lewin, Deputy District Attorney Michelle Weiske and the Crimes Against Peace Officers Division for their relentless prosecution to hold the offender accountable.”
In May, jurors found Carlos Daniel Delcid (24) guilty in case VA158939 of one felony count each of first-degree murder, shooting at an occupied vehicle, robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. The panel also found true the special circumstance allegation that the murder was committed during an attempted carjacking.
On August 8, 2022, around 3:00 p.m., Officer Solorio who had just parked his car at a gym in Downey was followed by Delcid, Gerardo Magallanes and a 17-year-old minor. He was about to get out of his vehicle when Delcid approached him and demanded his car at gunpoint.
Officer Solorio put his car in reverse and tried to drive away as Delcid fired five shots at close range, killing Solorio.
Delcid ran back to a vehicle where Magallanes and the teen were waiting and the trio fled.
On September 12, 2025, Magallanes pleaded no contest to one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of the unlawful possession of a firearm. He also admitted gang and gun allegations and was sentenced to 24 years and eight months in prison.
The teen was filed on in juvenile court and later pleaded no contest in adult court. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant Head Deputy District Attorney Geoffrey Lewin and Deputy District Attorney Michelle Weiske of the Crimes Against Peace Officers Division and investigated by the Downey Police Department.
Source: Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
