Homicide Report > Rafael Padilla, 57
Rafael Padilla, 57
Died June 15, 2009 at 3:27 a.m.
Rafael Padilla, a 57-year-old Latino, was shot several times and died on June 15 in the 3400 block of East 1st Street in Boyle Heights, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Padilla had been drinking and playing pool in a Boyle Heights bar with Felipe Villarreal, 43, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The bartender told police that Villarreal and Padilla went outside the bar to talk when it closed at 2 a.m.
At about 3 a.m. someone nearby heard several gunshots and called 911. Responding police officers found Villarreal and Padilla on the sidewalk outside of the bar, each suffering from several gunshot wounds. Both men died.
Police said they are looking into robbery as a possible motive. Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call LAPD Hollenbeck Det. Araceli Negrete at (323) 526-3679.
- Neighborhood: Boyle Heights
- Age: 57
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Monday
- Agency: LAPD Hollenbeck
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Robbery
- Crime scene: Public place
Padilla was killed at the same place and on the same day as Felipe Villarreal.
Three reader comments about Rafael Padilla
I miss you daddy
May 5, 2010 at 10:34 a.m.
Sorry for your loss. ruby was any once caught?
May 6, 2010 at 11:06 a.m.
Miss you Daddy!!!! I love you soooo much!!!!
Yuri.... thank you, but no one has been caught. God be with them!!!
Oct. 19, 2011 at 2:11 p.m.
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