Overview
- Maria De La Rosa, known as DELAROSA, was fatally shot around 1:25 a.m. Saturday as two men approached a parked car on Bryant Street in Northridge and opened fire, police said.
- Three people in the vehicle were struck; De La Rosa died at a hospital and the other two victims were reported in critical condition, with no arrests announced.
- LAPD has identified the case as a homicide investigation and is considering a possible gang-related motive while canvassing witnesses and video evidence.
- Dispatch audio published Tuesday by TMZ describes two male Hispanic suspects roughly 15–20 years old in gray hoodies and notes 9mm casings at the scene, details not formally confirmed by police.
- The 22-year-old had released her debut single, “No Me Llames,” in August and drew tributes across social media as detectives urged tips to Valley Bureau Homicide at (818) 374-9550 or L.A. Crime Stoppers.