Mayor Jimenez was outside greeting community members who came to mourn for his 28-year-old son, who was killed in a motorcycle collision with a truck on May 25th. The mayor is a community grassroots leader, who has helped the community through tough times, including a mass shooting last year.Friends gave him hugs, as two women designated as spokespeople for the family read the family's message to the community.
The shirts showed a picture of Joaquin, his motorcycle and his nickname "OG Luigi" emblazoned on the back."A lot of us are super close here, a lot of locals, so we take care of each other. That's the whole point. That's the goal, and that's exactly what he'd want," said Adrian Cancino, Joaquin's friend who also created a donation site to help Joaquin's parents, sister, and girlfriend with the funeral expenses.