Editors Note: This is the final story in a three-part series on the five-year anniversary of the deaths of George Floyd and Sean Monterrosa and the impact it had on two cities. The other two versions an be found at timesheraldonline.com.

Five years after their brother was killed by a Vallejo police officer, it is still difficult for the Sean Monterrosa family to discuss the tragic day. As the years go by there have been fewer vigils as a grieving family mostly keeps to itself.

That, however, is not always the case for sisters Michelle and Ashley.

For starters, every time the two see a 1980 El Camino, they are constantly reminded of their brother. After all, the model was one that their brother constantly worked on in his spare time.

“I don’t know,” said Ashley in 2021. “It’s always as

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