Robert Acosta, 20

THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND AND NOW HE HIS GONE FOREVER WE WOULD KICK IT ALMOST EVERYDAY HE WAS MY OTHER HALF....I MISS YOU MY BOY YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN MOST OF ALL WITH ME. YOUR MY PERITO (BESTFIREND) I KNOW HOMIE I WAS YOUR PERITO TOO. WE ARE BEST HOMEBOYS FOREVER

Angel, the memories you have of Robert will forever be part of your new relationship with him. Keep his memory alive by growing from this horrific tragedy. There's a concept called post-traumatic GROWTH. To learn and to work to ensure others don't ever feel the way you feel right now, is one heckuva tribute to your perito. God bless Robert Acosta's family and friends.

I feel so sorry with all my heart that another brother died with great potential to do great things...My condolences to his family and friends...God has not forgotten about any of you..God is calling for his children to come back home...God Bless you all.....

dam homeboy i cant believe this is all real i miss u so much no lie i wake up to face reality of u gone but its to hard i love you rober always and forever never forget that i love you i miss u like crazy but i hope to see u one day soon

I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING OFFER THE FAMILY MY CONDOLENCES. I KNEW ROBERT AKA CRAZY BOY FOR SOME TIME NOW, HE WAS MY EX BOYFRIEND BUT AFTER THAT WE BECAME CLOSER WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP AS JUST FRIENDS. HE REALLY MEANT ALOT TO ME, ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME IF IM DONE CRYING OVER HIM.... NOOO IM NOT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET THE WAY HE TALKED TO ME WITH SUCH LOVE AND ADMIRATION. I LOVE HIM TILL THIS DAY AND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. I JUST WISH I HAD A CHANCE TO TELL HIM I LOVE HIM AND GOOD BYE, BUT TILL I SEE HIM I WONT FORGET HIM TRUST.. AND FOR WHO DID IT I FEEL SORRY FOR U, U WILL PAY THE CONSEQUENCES IN COURT BFORE THE JUDGE AND IN HEAVEN WHO WILL STAND BEFORE THE LORD.. THIS IS OUT OF MY HANDS AND I LEAVE IT TO GOD; AT LEATS ONE OF HIS SONS CAME HOME... I LOVE U ROBERT ACOSTA

"crazy boy" .... so now we have a gang name for the deceased.

I think theres more to this story. Gang related shooting.

I have known Bobby since before he was even born. His mother and I went to Elementary school together. He was the most sweetest and loving boy and turned into a sweet young man. His death has hit his mother and family really hard and I know for whatever reason they took his life it wasn't worth all the pain they have caused to his family. I loved him as a nephew and every time he would see me he would hug and kiss me and say "what's up Tia?" I will forever miss him saying that to me and his hugs. I thank the Lord for giving me a last chance to see him and feel his hug a week before God decided to reclaim his loving son. I pray for him everyday. I will truly miss your warm smile and hugs! Goodbye nephew until God rejoins us again. Love always..tu Tia Maggie.

R.I.P
"CREEPER"
FLORENCIA GANG
BEAR ST CRAZIES

Family, so now we know he was a gangster. No tears from me about his fate.

I'm sure you are proud that people like you and your fellow sociopaths are a contributing factor in his death.

By the way, have you ever pondered the monetary costs to investigate his homicide?

3 things will happen if you gang bang, be killed, do prison time maybe for life or left paralyzed, pick one

Till this day we cry, we miss u soo much, I can't believe ur gone, I can't accept it yet...the memories we had, the times u were there when I needed u. The pain ain't leaving, nothing will b the same, we miss u n will never forget u <33 ResT iN PaRaDiSe RoBerT

Specifically for "syscom3":

You obviously have no clue about the grief that occurs in the unexpected death of a loved one. NO matter the decisions that my cousin made, NO ONE deserves to die this way. And the fact that you use your pathetic time to try and make other people miserable because you yourself are obviously miserable is sad; or why else would you post such sickening remarks like this not on just this blog, but on others blogs as well? Do you find satisfaction in trying to make people feel worse? And do you think you are doing anything better by causing more pain upon a family? You are the same as a ganster, contributing nothing but grief. And the worst thing of all is that you have the nerve to call others sociopaths? BUt still you do not stop and continue on to claim that we are a contributing factor in his death, is something that you obviously stereotype about "gangsters" and their families. Unfortunately he made a bad choice and just so you know Bobby was delayed. Our family tried to talk to him and explained dozens of times to change, so tell me what else should we have done? Everyone warned Bobby and he was changing, but unfortunately it took his life before he could do that. So please take or keep your "sociopathic" remarks to yourself because obviously you only care about yourself and not how it hurts others. And last of all, do you want the person that viciously shot him to be out in the streets? If you believe that looking for this person is not worth the money, then I guess you aren’t only pathetic but also very ignorant! LET HIM and HIS FAMILY REST IN PEACE!!

forget these cops they aint doing nothing about my homie so rest in peace i see all my homies on the block crying and missing all the times we kicked it with him. dont forget we will miss you homeboy! <3 R.I.P.

— Cousin, "no one deserves to die". That's true, but there are people who engage in a lifestyle that brings out the predators and sociopaths and make sit inevitable something violent will happen to them".

— SILENT ... just what do you want the police to do? This was a gang shooting and no one saw anything or isn't talking.

As for "kicking it" and missing your "homeboy", maybe you can reflect in the lifestyle you have chosen and decide to leave it behind before you to get shot at.

@ Cousin-You have hit the nail on the head about the person known as "SYSCOM3". You took the words right out of my mind. You are totally correct. I hope that you and your family find peace in these times.

— Boyle Heights Citizen, and its obvious you're another one of those people who think gangsters are all fine people and the lifestyle is benevolant. And all the gangsters are misunderstood law abiding citizens who just make a few bad choices in life.

And because they terrorize society and engage in a violent lifestyle, somehow they are not sociopaths.

Its always the same words, time after time. And the sad thing is; people like you and your families never apologize to the victims of his gang activity, nor the taxpayers who wasted scarce resources on them.

@syscom3- You always use the same words too-does it make it less valid? These family and friends are going to express themselves the way they want to and no matter how cruel you are it will not make their loved one less missed, or loved. You may anger them with your words because they are emotionally open; but you can never take the love away, you can never make their loved one null and void-NO matter what you say they did make mistakes but they DID NOT DESERVE TO BE KILLED. NO MATTER THAT YOU THINK THEY DESERVE DEATH FOR THEIR MISTAKES THEY DON'T!!!. Yes we have an infestation of low life ,lifetime gangsters and some of them have done horrible things and may deserve horrible things to happen to them but until it is written here or someone offical says it; you have no proof what crimes ,if any, he committed or if he was gang banging in name only. NO Matter he did not deserve to die. God bless this family and friends.

— LadyJoker; the deceased was a gangster. By definition he did commit crimes, or was an associate in a criminal enterprize. Nobody joins these gangs to do charitable work and to spread the word of love and peace to the community.

He was an urban terrorist. lets remember him by what the truth of the matter is, and not some white-washed version that makes into something he wasnt.

No he did not deserve to die. But he took actions that made it inevitable he was going to be hunted down by predators and meet a violent end. It sickens me that his so called friends were partially repsonsible for his death and now they are "sad".

damn crazy boy i miss u hopefully i can see you soon rip perrito

First and foremost. My most sincere condolences to the entire family. No one deserves to die in any way. What saddens me is not just the death of this young man, but the bickering that is brought upon this blog. Friends and foes come here to dispute whether or not he was a gang member. I am not utterly surprise. You can sit behind a monitor, waste your time and feel sad, and do nothing useful. Take your anger to the streets and convey your feelings of your lost to the surrounding community. Let them know that this is not to go any further. We must stop the killing. Educate them.

Those friends calling him perito, my best friend, hope to see you soon. Nonsense. You don't want to see him soon. Live your life, as there is still hope for you to mend the broken heart. As long as you live there is hope to see another day and not to suffer the same fate you best friend, or cousin faced. I too grew up in Huntington Park. I too knew the bratz, the florencia 13's, termites, 64's whatever you want to call them. I too shed tears. But know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. And that you too can prevail and live a long and prosperous life. But keep in mind, that the decision you make today will effect your future. There are little ones who look up to you. Make them proud, don't let them down. If you soooo much love your family and friends, don't be a statistic in this homocide blog, but be influential. Gangbanging will not lead you to anything.

i was with robert in 2008, i was with him for the whole year off and on,, we hardley ever fought, we had a very good relationship, but it ended but no matter what i still always did love him!!! he was a very good friend and it hurts me deeply to knoww at one point in time i hugged him, kissed him, saw him almost everyday, when we broke up he changed alot but he always stood the same with me, he was a big goof ball and a sweety at heart!!! i remember one time he made me breakfast and he used to write me letters all the time,, when i first met robert i imeediatly liked him, i cried alot over him and he will forever be in my heart, i have sooo much love for him and his mom ana, his sister michelle and his lil brother brian,, they accepted me like there own and i still love them as my own family!! i have alot of pictures of me and robert and i was just looking at them the other day and it brought tears to my eyes bkuz i remembered how he used to hold me, his passing is such a tragedy,, what i would give to see him one more time and tell him that i loved him soomuch,, what i would give to see his smile, hear his goofy laugh, just to hug him one more time!!! it saddens me but life goes on and until i can meet him again in heaven may he rest in peace!!! i knew the real robert set aside his gang member side,, he was a sweetheart!!! love and miss you soooo much ROBERT ALEXANDER ACOSTA<3
XOXOXOXOX
LOVEE YOU ONCE AGAIN!!!
-SARA:)

finally i put everything to the side to go see you my boy is been two yyears that you been gone and every thing feels different now your supost to be right by me my boy you know but now moved on but no matter what all the homies miss you from that whittier v hustlers trece ese silencio mundo gangster peanut and shorty my boy