In a city awash with domestic violence incidents, as we report in our Daily Santa Ana Crime Reports, an incident on October 5, 2013, stands out.
Anthony Angel Gomez, who was 31 years old, died after he was badly injured during an incident involving his wife, Paulina Lugo Gomez. They were separated at the time. On the day in question they were having an argument, at 10th and Lowell Street, when Paulina took off in a vehicle and Anthony reportedy tried to jump onto it. He fell and ended up with severe head trauma.
Anthony’s family is looking for answers. They believe that Paulina was behind the wheel and their two minor children were present at the time. But no other witnesses have stepped up.
The Santa Ana Police Department was called that day at 3:29 pm and at 5:30 Anthony was transported to Western Medical Center where he later died on Oct. 12, 2013.
Anthony’s family, which resides in Riverside, was not notified of the incident until two days later on the night of Oct. 7. When they arrived at Western Medical Center, in Santa Ana, they were informed that Anthony was a John Doe and no one had came to visit him since the incident.
Anthony’s parents, sisters and family members stayed at the hospital 24/7, hoping and praying that Anthony would awake from his coma. They went to the SAPD onOct. 9, 2013, to seek answers on why no one was arrested after the incident. Domestic violence detectives informed them that the case still had not been assigned to a specific detective and that the report still had not been typed up. They also said that sometimes when police are called out to domestic violence calls they do not treat the case seriously and sometimes produce lackluster reports, which is when the detectives step up.
On oct. 11, 2013, Anthony’s family was notified that his recovery had taken a turn for the worse. The family then notified the Domestic Violence detectives at the SAPD and they were advised the case had just been opened and that Paulina needed to be questioned but since Anthony was likely to pass away, the detective said that she would need to transfer the case to Homicide.
On Oct. 14, the family spoke to a Homicide detective and they were informed that Paulina still had not been questioned but she had obtained a lawyer and would be coming in to give a statement.
On Oct. 16 they were informed that due to very limited evidence the District Attorney will not be pursuing murder charges as per Detective Leo Ramirez. The family was informed on Oct. 17 that the case would be transferred over to the traffic division.
The family called the traffic division on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, to seek answers on why there had been no arrest. The family feels that someone needs to be charges with foul play, manslaughter, or driving without a license. They contend that something is wrong with the story and with the Santa Ana P.D.
Anthony’s sister wonders if the story was turned around and Anthony was driving, would he have been detained immediatly? And why did it take nine days to get a statement from the prime suspect? And why was Paulina drving when she did not have a drivers license?
His sister noted that past records show that Paulina and Anthony have been arguing for many years, and that back in 2012 he went to the Family Court and got a temporary restraining order against Paulina. She says that they have pictures of scratches she left him. And she says that Anthony tried a number of times to move on with his life and to be happy but every time he tried to move on Paulina would hold his kids back. This was heartbreaking for him as he purportedly “lived for those kids.”
Was this a case of domestic violence against a man or did Paulina flee out of concern for her own well-being? Was it an accident or was hit premeditated? There are a lot of questions but no answers. If you saw something that day, Anthony’s family encourages you to remember that anonymous tips may be submitted to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCC (855-847-6227) or at www.occrimestoppers.org.
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So what's her real name is it Lexi Lugo or Paulina Gomez or Ale Gomez Or Paulina Lugo because if he was my son or family member I would tag her and everything so that she doesn't get away with this in the public eye oh man those poor poor children's that have to live with her and her family to know that she hit her children father with the car i hope she sill not driving that same car
Alex paulina ale and now lexi lugo you told sso many people so many different stories and that you were so sad for him passing away but all you is lie about everthing and you always try to make very one feel bad about what happen but now i know the truth and i know that eventually people will find this site and know the truth
Lexi lugo works with me but she tolds a different story about what happen he said that Anthony was on drugs and was asking for money to bury him and that his family did not want to help her with anything or the children i can't believe her what a lair now i know why she came in and said that the family was saying a bunch of lies about her and that she did not want anything to do with his family and that Anthony was begging her to get back with him back I've read the comments and he had a girlfriend and was trying to get a divorce from her it just makes you want to think what else has she lied about and how many people she took advantage of i hope everyone who knows her disowns her for lying like she said once I'm the black sheep of my family I can see why!!!
WOW really sad that she has to lie to people and herself and to Jay and Audrey and every one else to feel good about herself we know that you're psycho and stupid and dumb and a drug addict as well not to mention of Psychopathic lair as well but we all know the truth and you just keep living in your own little world !!! Alejandra , ale, Alex, Lexi, paulina Lugo
Everyone has to live with are mistakes in life but that fact that she (alex Lexi lugo ,paulina lugo gomez, Alejandra lugo gomez or ale gomez) and change her name some many times and create different Facebook pages just speaks and Loud volumes what type of person she is and she might have not gone to jail for what she did or anything like that but she has to live with her mistakes that she killed her children's father and I can imagine what those kids grow up and have children of their own to have to explain to her grandchildren that the grabdpa is not around because of what she did she's never going to be happy in her life and be happy with her life you can post whatever you want on Facebook but it's not reality because in reality she's probably dying inside of guilt and maybe that's why she can't sleep at nights it's her conscience eating her up
Its funny how you have to post that you been to hell to be the woman that you are today so your proud that u run over your children dad not once not twice but three times and that all your so called friend's like your post i wonder if they know what tou did in the past like cheat on anthony with his own uncle and lie after lie about tour age and having not one but two birthdays and not knowing who was Audrey's dad or about you not take care of your children and having them not your mom house and you sleeping around and all dope up yeah your a real women and proud of who you are because according to you you're proud of who you are as a woman because you've been through hell but yet you're the one who created that hell bring all your own stuff because you're selfish and because you're conceited and because you don't think of anybody else but yourself wow lexi lugo great for u or should i say ale gomez or paulina lugo gomez or Alejandra gomez
Wow well said have you guys notice how she remove santa ana as the city that she lives and how her hometown is Orange and also remove her to relationship status from widow to nothing i guess she thinks that people can put two and two together she has on her Facebook page move here from Riverside that's it ha ha ha you're so pathetic living on your own little lie
What a sad story man have to speak up and know that there's also violence against them not only women maybe if he would have said something or call the cops on her he wouldn't have been dead and she would have been in prison for the rest of her life that's what she deserves to be in prison for the rest of her life because she took an innocent life away or farther away from for his children a brother away from sisters and a son away from parents
Oh wow did she go to jail or did she lose custody of the children at least does anybody know what a story I guess now she has a different Facebook under Lexi Lu
Let just pray that Audrey speaks up about what happen to dad when she gets older and gets justice for her dad or maybe now that Trump is president maybe should get the dream act taken away from her and I guess now we can call her Lexi Lu I guess not she's trying to be Asian