David Gallegos, 32

David Gallegos, 32 and Rigoberto Vega, 23, both Latino men were killed in a drive-by shooting in the 600 block of North Alameda Street in Compton Sunday, April 20. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, deputies from the Sheriff's Compton Station responded to a radio call of shots fired. Upon arrival, deputies found Gallegos and Vega with gunshot wounds. Gallegos was in a wheelchair, authorities said. According to  Lt. Dan Rosenberg, the two men were heading down the sidewalk when a car stopped, and some men got out and began shooting at them. After the shooting, deputies found a silver Ford Mustang in the 2000 block of 127th Street that witnesses say was used in the shooting. Investigators began serving search warrants in the neighborhood and Andrew Lemus, 19, of Compton turned himself in to investigators later that Sunday. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said. Los Angeles Times story.  Below, left, family members wait for detectives as they investigate the shooting.

Comments

[bernie]

this is so sad what is really going on in the land of the free we are not free we can't even ride, walk or drive on these streets. i hope these supects pay dearly for this senseless crime.

[A Mother]

I extend my sympathies to the families of both these young men. I feel all of these people running around shooting unarmed people are cowards, but the ones that did this are worse than cowards. They almost always go back and brag about their cowardly deeds and we as citizens need to turn them in.

[Gary]

This is almost diabolical.
A man in a wheelchair and his friend pushing him, simply walking down the street on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to pick up an order to go at IHOP. And some demons in a car happen to drive by and decide to just massacre them.

Enough is enough!! It's long past time to lower the boom on these monsters who are destroying our neighborhoods.

[honesty]

I am deeply sorry for the families of these men. This story is extremely sad no matter what way you put it. These men made no harm, caused no problems to anyone....so why exactly would you losers shoot him?? Oh wait because youre lowlife immature scumbags that have nothing going for you and no one who loves you!!!! You dont deserve to be loved! You people are waisted space and you should be the ones in the ground! Im sooo glad i dont live anywhere by here. You took a beautiful city that was made up to be so great and you made it so that no one wants to live there! way to go...you're cool!

[Kimberlee]

This was my uncle right here man, -N- the fools that did this to him had no feelings or thoughts on the fact that he was in a wheel chair. That was so low -N- till this day I sit back -N- think about the day i had to find out he was shot by some people who really dont think about anything. R.I.P Tio.