Latin Music Rising Star Shot Dead in ‘Ambush Style’ Murder

A future star of the Latin music scene has been shot and killed in an “ambush-style” murder in Los Angeles over the weekend.

Maria De La Rosa, 22, known professionally as DELAROSA, and was sitting in a car when she was shot dead on Saturday.

According to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department, witnesses say De La Rose was inside a parked car along with two others when, two male suspects approached the car and fired multiple rounds.

Two other men were also in the car with the singer and they were left in critical condition and fighting for their lives.

According to ABC 7, De La Rosa was rushed to the Northridge Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Investigators fear the shootings could be gang related, per the New York Post.

Up-and-coming singer DELAROSA was just starting out and making a mark on the music world, having released her track “No Me Llames” in August, which means “don’t call me.”

Detectives are working to piece together a motive for the execution-style murder, and the suspects remain unknown to the public.

The fatal shooting occurred Saturday at around 1:25 a.m. in the area of Bryant Street east of Tampa Avenue in Northridge, according to the LAPD.