A avenue vendor and father of two was shot and killed as he was working Wednesday in Lengthy Seaside, however police say the bullet wasn’t meant for him.
Lengthy Seaside police responded alongside the 100 block of East Eagle Road to reviews of gunfire round 4 p.m. and, down the block, discovered a person shot within the chest. He died later at a hospital.
Members of the family recognized the seller as 37-year-old Yener Ramirez.
His widow, Alma Cruz, informed KABC-TV Channel 7 that Ramirez had wished to stop working as a avenue vendor after having been robbed at gunpoint beforehand.
She sobbed as she informed the outlet that he devoted his life to his youngsters, a 1-year-old and a youngster.
Police say a number of males had been within the space and one fired the photographs, however they’d fled by the point officers rolled up. Ramirez in all probability had not crossed paths with the gunmen earlier than, police mentioned. No particulars concerning the shooters had been obtainable.
“Loving father working tirelessly days to be able to present for his household as a avenue vendor sadly was shot and killed,” mentioned a GoFundMe web page set as much as cowl Ramirez’s funeral prices.
Witnesses who spoke to KABC-TV Channel 7 prompt the targets of the capturing may need been two clients at Ramirez’s merchandising cart.
Interviews from native stations and information retailers paint Ramirez as a well known fixture within the neighborhood along with his crimson cart.
In response to the Lengthy Seaside Publish, he bought corn and shaved ice within the Wrigley neighborhood for 15 years.
Anybody with info concerning the incident is urged to contact murder detectives Michael Hubbard, Jesus Espinoza or Alfredo Chairez at (562) 570-7244.
