Homicide Report > Marcos Salas, 36
Marcos Salas, 36
Died Feb. 21, 2008 at 3:40 p.m.
Marcos Salas, 36, a Latino man, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting near Aragon and Roseview avenues in Cypress Park about noon Thursday, Feb. 21.
Salas was holding the hand of his 2-year-old granddaughter when he was shot multiple times by people in a passing car, police said. The girl was not hit and did not suffer any major injuries, authorities said.
Police said officers from the Northeast Division pulled over a white Nissan sedan near the intersection of Drew Street and Estara Avenue. Three men got out and began shooting; one of those men was Daniel Leon, 22, who was armed with an AK-47 rifle.
The officers fired back, killing Leon and injuring another man; he was taken to a hospital and was being held for allegedly killing Salas.
A third suspect fled on foot, but was later found underneath a vehicle. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said. The fourth man fled in the white Nissan and is still at large. The men were members of the Avenues gang, police said.
— Richard Winton, Susannah Rosenblatt and Andrew Blankstein
Photo: At a street shrine Sunday, Maurico Solano lights a candle for his friend, Marcos Salas, shot to death across from Aragon Avenue Elementary School. Credit: Karen Tapia/Los Angeles Times
- Neighborhood: Cypress Park
- Age: 36
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Thursday
- Agency: LAPD Robbery Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Drive-by
Four reader comments about Marcos Salas
Rest in peace big brother. May your name and memeories always live on, and may they brighten all of our days as your smile always did.
April 22, 2010 at 2:56 p.m.
i will always love you daddy for who you are not for what you did...
Feb. 6, 2012 at 3:13 p.m.
i always looked up to him but knowing that he died was sad cuz i was in school i had seen him walking down the street when seen a car i cried when i herd the gun shots i wanted to go and help him when he hit the ground but it was to late. he was a very good man i wish this had never happened
June 20, 2012 at 4:28 p.m.
Though things got in the way of you being the father you could've been to your daughter. You will always be our hero. I wish things could've been different life just wasn't on our side. Wish you could be here to see her grow into a beautiful young lady. We miss and love you always. We keep your love close to our hearts.
Nov. 13, 2012 at 3:04 p.m.
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