Missing Los Angeles firefighter found dead in Mexico in 'tragic outcome,' officials say
A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department who was reported missing in August while in Mexico was killed by kidnappers, Mexican officials announced Wednesday. The LAFD said that human remains found in Mexico have been identified as 48-year-old veteran firefighter and paramedic Francisco Aguilar. "This is a tragic outcome to a case we were hoping would end differently," Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said in a statement.