The suspect, 20-year-old Gabriel Esparza, was arrested and is facing kidnapping and murder charges.
A 19-year-old who was kidnapped during a shooting at a Whittier park over the weekend was found dead and according to police, she was killed in a random attack.A 19-year-old woman who was kidnapped during a shooting at a Southern California park over the weekend was found dead, and according to police, she was killed in a random attack.
According to family members, Andrea Vazquez was there with her boyfriend when an armed man approached their vehicle and started shooting at them. Her sister, Edlyn Vazquez, said the boyfriend took off but when he returned, Andrea was gone.More Videos He has since been booked into the Whittier Police Department jail on murder and kidnapping charges and is being held without bail."At this time, it appears that Andrea Vazquez and her male companion were randomly targeted by the suspect at Penn Park," read a press release issued by police.
Edlyn had said she was able to track Andrea's location for a few minutes shortly after the incident using Apple's Find My iPhone feature.
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