A woman accused of fatally stabbing her mother at a residence in El Monte was charged Tuesday with murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
Kimberly Monique Gonzalez, 25, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Pomona. She remains jailed in lieu of $2 million bail, according to sheriff’s records.
She is accused of killing her mother, 44-year-old Jacqueline Perez, at a home in the 11000 block of Ranchito Street.
El Monte Police Department officers responded to the home about 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Perez was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, Gonzalez was spotted by police outside the residence, covered in blood.
There was no immediate word on a possible motive for the killing. Sheriff’s officials said a possible murder weapon was recovered at the scene.
Neighbors told reporters that a child’s birthday party was held at the home over the weekend. Friends of the victim told ABC7 that Gonzalez has struggled with drugs, and Perez was raising her two children.