Sixteen-year-old Alexander Alex Padilla of Azusa, California, was shot and killed on December 6, 2022, near Donna Beth Avenue and Renwick Road. He and his 13-year-old brother were reportedly walking to visit their grandmother when witnesses say they were confronted by gang members who questioned their affiliations. According to those accounts, the younger brother was injured and hospitalized and Alex died at the scene.

Family and friends remember Alex as kind-hearted, funny, and someone who worked to help support his family, including earning money for his mother’s birthday. Authorities arrested two suspects after the shooting: an 18-year-old from Covina and a 16-year-old, both charged with murder, attempted murder, and shooting at an inhabited dwelling. Legal proceedings are ongoing.

Does anyone in the community have information about what happened that day or knew Alex and his family?