Influencer Gloria Zamora Shot By Estranged Husband In California Attack

The fitness community is mourning the loss of popular influencer Gloria Zamora, who tragically shot and killed her and her business partner, Hector Garduno, in a heinous act of domestic violence that has left the community reeling. A 40-year-old named Gloria Zamora, a health and wellness personality with a motivational tone was meeting Garduno, 43, to discuss a new business project outside a sushi restaurant in Fontana, Southern California.

What started as an optimistic planning meeting ended in death in an instant the moment Zamora's estranged husband, Thomas Alberto Tamayo Lizarraga, attacked the pair in the restaurant's parking lot. Both Zamora and Garduno died from gunshot wounds about an hour after the June 24 attack at an area hospital, her family said. Lizarraga died at the scene after authorities arrived and a sheriff's deputy who heard the gunshots shot and killed him. The flare of violence was as unexpected as it was devastating, ending the lives of three people and leaving a family and a community reeling.

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A mother of seven children between the ages of 8 and 24, Zamora was more than a fitness personality. She was a mentor, an entrepreneur, and an effervescent presence in her local and online communities. In a GoFundMe tribute, one of her seven children, Jazlynne Zamora, shared her family's heartbreak, writing, "My mom was senselessly taken from us. She leaves behind seven beautiful children, ages 8 to 24, who are now facing a future without our mother's warmth, guidance, and unconditional love."

The attack has spurred larger discussions on domestic violence and the unchecked struggles many women endure behind closed doors. Gloria's tragic experience simply serves to illustrate what desperately needs to be done in terms of protection and public awareness. As the fitness and influencer communities grieve, hundreds of tributes have flooded in that honor Gloria's legacy of strength, optimism, and tenacity. To many followers, she was likely an inspiration, frequently posting motivational words that urged them to live life to the fullest and to their most genuine sense of self.

In the explosion's aftermath of the blast, Zamora's family and other supporters are raising money for her children and planning to celebrate a woman who has brought inspiration to countless others through her journey. What was meant to be another chapter in her professional life abruptly ended in tragedy, but her impact will live on in the lives she touched for years to come and in the movement she helped build.