A rising young voice in Latin music was tragically gunned down in an ambush-style attack while sitting in a parked car in Los Angeles over the weekend — a shocking end to a career just beginning to take flight.
Maria De La Rosa — the 22-year-old rising artist known as DELAROSA — was fatally shot in Northridge after two gunmen walked up to her car and unleashed a burst of gunfire.
De La Rosa was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital, her life slipping away before doctors could save her. Instagram/@delarosaaaa
Two gunmen suddenly stepped up and unleashed a hail of bullets at the singer’s car. Instagram/@delarosaaaa
Witnesses told police that two men sprinted up to the parked car around 1:25 a.m. on Nov. 22 and unleashed a burst of gunfire into the vehicle. The two men who were inside with the singer were rushed to the hospital in critical condition, fighting to survive.
De La Rosa was rushed to Northridge Hospital Medical Center, but doctors couldn’t save her — she was pronounced dead soon after arriving, ABC 7 reported.
Police say the attack may have ties to gang activity, though the investigation is still unfolding. Instagram/@delarosaaaa
Investigators say the killing may be tied to gang activity, though they’re still working to piece together what led to the deadly attack.
The rising singer was just starting to make waves in the music world, having released her track "No Me Llames" ("Don’t Call Me") this past August. Detectives are still trying to uncover a motive for the execution-style killing, and the identity of the suspects remains unknown.
