Homicide Report > David Gallegos, 32
David Gallegos, 32
Died April 20, 2008 at 1:35 p.m.
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 on 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 on the sidewalk when a car stopped and some men got out and began shooting. 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 day. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said.
Photo: Family members wait for detectives as they investigate the shooting.
Three reader comments about David Gallegos
rigoberto was my relative i still remember that day like if it was yesterday... david was a family friend and very good friend of mine... is sad the way they were killed i lost a couple of relatives months before... R.I.P ....PERICO ...RIGO.... AMADO.... ESTEBAN BUENO.... GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN..
Dec. 4, 2010 at 9:54 a.m.
— juan vega, are you saying that in addition to Mr. Rigoberto, you also have four other relatives who were killed due to gang violence?
Dec. 4, 2010 at 2:31 p.m.
Yeah, syscom3, I thank that is what juan vega is saying.
Aug. 10, 2011 at 9:46 p.m.
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