Isaias Vasquez, 32

Isaias Vasquez Bazan, 32, a Latino man, was killed at 937 E. 32nd St. south of downtown about 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. His time of death was listed as 1:22 a.m.

A construction worker and father of two, he was standing with neighbors who were having a beer on the curb. The assailants were driving down the street in a black SUV when the shots were fired. Vasquez Bazan died at the scene. Two neighbors, both Latino men, were wounded and are expected to recover. Anyone with information is asked to call Newton Division detectives at (323) 846-6556.

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(Left, his wife, daughter, and brother less than two days after Vasquez's death. His wife heard the shots and came outside. His brother had to tell their mother in Guerrero, Mexico. Vasquez Basan was tall, they said. He was quiet and serious with most people, but lively and humorous with his family, they said. He loved Norteno music. "A happy person," said his brother, Floriberto Bazan.The neighbors wounded in the attack were listed by police as gang members. But Basan worked long hours, and had no tattoos. Photo by Kevin Sites.)

*Update: Newton Homicide detectives Johnny Villa and Julio Benavides have cleared this case. The suspects were members of an area gang whose friend had been murdered by rival gang members some time ago. Police think the suspect may have been seeking revenge on this rival gang when they fired upon Vasquez's neighbors, and hit Vasquez instead. Vasquez was, in essence, the victim of a stray bullet, caught in a vengeful gang feud which had nothing to do with him.

Comments

[Yessica]

I wanted to convey my sympathy to this man's family, its just another senseless killing in an area thathas experienced more than its share of unecessary pain. I will keep you in my prayers.

[Alejandroe84]

I would also like to send my greatest condolences, and deepest sympathy to this young man. He was in his prime, and did not deserve such acts.

This was a senseless, and careless crime, which once again, is shown by The lack of the American gun law treaty - its slipping through the cracks.If you took a look on how your fellow neighbors contend with laws, pertaining to guns, and arms, then perhaps, maybe, just maybe one day, this outraged killing, could finally die down.

I mean, in this day of life, Im sure it could not cease, Well, there would be no jobs left for L.A.P.D, or even at that, other external government policies(i.e. DEA, FBI, ICE) right?

A Canadian Sheep,

Alejandro

[Neil]

To someone living outside the U.S it beggars believe the amount of murders there are just in the area of L.A alone, reducing the availabilty of guns won't cure it all as can be seen by the amount of stabbings etc but would make a big difference.
My heart goes out to the family of Isaias, i know what they're going thru, my brother was stabbed to death at 15, we have a problem with knife culture like you do with the gun culture. Times the healer.