Mathew David Rawson was 23 and from Costa Mesa when he was shot on the afternoon of December 22, 2020, in Anaheim. Officers responded about 1:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 2000 block of East Via Burton Street, behind a Motel 6. Rawson was found with at least one gunshot wound, taken to a local hospital, and died of his injuries.

Anaheim Police homicide detectives identified a suspect quickly. On December 23 investigators located 23-year-old Gilbert Fred Falgo in Hesperia, found him in a vehicle near his residence, recovered a handgun, and arrested him. Falgo was held on $1 million bail and later charged with one felony count of murder. As of January 2021 detectives had not released a motive or described any relationship between Rawson and Falgo.

A GoFundMe set up for Rawson’s family raised more than $11,000 toward memorial service costs. If anyone knew Mathew or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what can help the investigation.