Singer DELAROSA shot dead in Los Angeles during ambush-style killing
Rising Latin music star and influencer DELAROSA has been shot dead and two others critically wounded in an ambush-style attack in Los Angeles.The shooting occurred in Northridge, in the San Fernando Valley, just before 1.30am on Saturday morning.LAPD officials identified 22-year-old Maria De La Rosa, known to fans by her stage name DELAROSA, as the victim on Monday amid an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.Gunmen reportedly approached a parked vehicle and opened fire on the occupants in what police suspect was a gang-related attack.'Witnesses described seeing two male suspects approach a vehicle that was parked on Bryant Street,' the LAPD said in a Monday statement.'Multiple rounds were fired at several victims who were parked in the area in their vehicle.'Police said three people were inside the car when the shooting began. All three were struck.The attack unfolded on Bryant Street just east of Tampa Avenue, an otherwise calm block of the Northridge neighborhood. 22-year-old Maria De La Rosa, known to fans by her stage name DELAROSA, was the woman shot and killed in the early hours of Saturday morning LAPD officials confirmed that 22-year-old Maria De La Rosa, known to fans by her stage name DELAROSA, was the woman shot and killed DELAROSA was rushed to a nearby hospital by a private party, but doctors could not save herLAPD investigators say the shooters approached the victims' parked car on foot before blasting the vehicle with multiple rounds at close range. DELAROSA was rushed to a nearby hospital by a private party, but doctors could not save her. The two surviving victims remained in critical condition over the weekend, police said.No arrests have been made and detectives have not released details about a possible motive.DELAROSA, who has just over 40,000 fans on Instagram, had only started to break through in the Latin music scene, releasing her single 'No Me Llames' in August. DELAROSA had only started to break through in the Latin music scene, releasing her single 'No Me Llames' in August Maria De La Rosa, was shot multiple times by two male suspects in an incident investigators believe could be gang-related Her final Instagram photos see DELAROSA working in the recording studioBLACK FRIDAY SALE Teen found naked and battered on lonely highway linked to two other deaths haunting same family Fans flooded her final Instagram post - a carousel of studio photos - with grief-stricken comments after news of her death spread.One photo shows her with an electric guitar together with the caption 'Ocupada cocinando en el Stu,' meaning 'Busy cooking in the Stu[dio],' - possibly alluding to the promise of more music being released.Among the condolences was one from renowned Mexican-American record executive Jimmy Humilde and Juan Moises, the lead singer of Los Gemelos de Sinaloa.One music producer and engineer Times J Martinez how she was a young and talented musician.'It hurts that it happened with violence,' he wrote in his native Spanish.As detectives canvass the neighborhood, the department has not disclosed whether the attack appears targeted, random, or connected to any larger conflict. LAPD officials said the motive is still under investigation.
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Singer DELAROSA shot dead in Los Angeles during ambush-style killing
