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Killed by gun June 7, 1999, at age 20

Teresa Del Rio was 20 years old when she became the third victim of a shooter for a gang in Los Angeles. She was driving her car and was shot through her car door.
Teresa was a Glendale Community College student and declared pre-law as her major. She played the piano, danced with a ballet folklorico Mexican group, and sang in the Glendale Lutheran Children’s Choir. She worked as an extra in television and motion pictures. Her credits included “The New Munsters” television series; a music video for “The Faculty”; “Terminator II”; “American Me”; and “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.”
Teresa traveled with her parents yearly to different countries in Europe. By 16, Teresa had visited most of the leading museums in Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. She had completed a 16-week course in Computer Science and planned to attend UCLA or San Diego State University. She wanted to one day get married and have three children.

By Anna and Fernando Del Rio, Mother and Father

Killed 1986 at age 20

He loved singing and praying in church. He enjoyed roofing — it was his occupation. He could take a car apart and put it back together. He finished school at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, CA. He enjoyed skating and playing basketball. He loved people.

By Marie Carter, Mother

Killed by gun on June 22, 2004, at age 18

Christopher was born in New Orleans and he moved to California in April 2003. My son had a great sense of humor; always making people laugh. He was an artist of music. He wrote lyrics and made musical tracks.  

I’d like to share some of his lyrics to make people understand how my son felt about the world he lived in.

He said, “Babies dying mommas crying, what’s the use 2 be living on this earth, I ain’t lying it’s the truth.” “Murders like this from over-pack penitentiary, Eventually now they growing up in elementary.”

By Belinda DeRouen, Christopher’s Mother