US Edition3 men charged in ‘ambush-style’ killing of rising Latin singer; 1 suspect at large
- On Wednesday, prosecutors charged three men with murder in the death of 22-year-old Maria de la Rosa after a shooting around 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 22 near Bryant Street and Tampa Avenue in Northridge.
- Described by prosecutors as an ambush-style attack, suspects approached a parked vehicle, demanded money and opened fire in what prosecutors say may be gang-related robbery.
- Named by prosecutors, the defendants are Francisco Otilio Gaytan, 27, arrested the same day; Benny Licon Gomez, 27, arrested the following day; and Eduardo Lopez, 21, with an arrest warrant issued.
- All three occupants were hit, leaving two critically injured while De la Rosa later died at a hospital, and Hochman warned the defendants face life without parole if convicted.
- Online tributes poured in as authorities sought tips following DELAROSA's death; she was a rising Latin artist with more than 40,000 Instagram followers, and LAPD detectives Simonyan and Lopez urged public assistance.
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Northridge Prosecutors Charge 3 in Killing of Latin Music Singer DELAROSA
Three men were charged with murder and robbery in connection with the weekend shooting of up-and-coming 22-year-old Latin music singer DELAROSA inside a parked vehicle in Northridge, prosecutors said Wednesday. Francisco Otilio Gaytan and Benny LiconGomez, both 27, and Eduardo Lopez, 21, all of Northridge, were charged Tuesday with murder and two counts of attempted second-degree robbery stemming from the early Saturday morning shooting that kil…
The young Puerto Rican artist, María De La Rosa, died after being shot several times in Northridge, while the defendants face charges
Los Angeles County Attorney's Office indicted three subjects for the murder of singer Maria de la Rosa, who was committed on November 22 in Northridge
3 suspects charged in ambush-style shooting death of singer DELAROSA
Three men have been charged with the murder of rising Latin music singer DELAROSA, who was shot dead last weekend in Los Angeles in what authorities described as an ambush. Francisco Otilio Gaytan, 27; Benny LiconGomez, 27, and Eduardo Lopez, 21, were charged with felony murder in the killing of the singer, whose legal name was Maria De La Rosa, prosecutors announced Wednesday. “This was a ruthless and targeted attack that stole the life of a yo…
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