Overview
- Police found two people fatally shot inside a Pomona apartment complex after responding to reports of gunfire on Thursday, and officers say the killings were carried out by the female victim’s boyfriend.
- Family members identified the woman as 24-year-old Veronica Lopez and Pomona police confirmed her identity through fingerprinting.
- The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Robert Galtman, fled in a black Kia and was tracked by an automatic license-plate reader to the northbound I‑5 in Sylmar, prompting a roughly 90-minute California Highway Patrol freeway pursuit.
- The chase ended when officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle and arrest Galtman; he is held on $3.1 million bail with an arraignment scheduled in Pomona.
- Lopez’s relatives have launched a GoFundMe and gathered at a memorial as the investigation continues, authorities withhold the second victim’s name, and the case highlights the role of tracking technology and multi-agency pursuits in bringing suspects into custody.