Angel Sanabria, a 26-year-old resident of San Diego, was fatally shot on April 1, 2017, in an alley off the 3200 block of 44th Street in the City Heights neighborhood, near Monroe Clark Middle School. Two men opened fire; another victim survived. A vigil at New Harvest Christian Fellowship Church remembered Angel and highlighted the community’s call for peace and support for his family.

Investigators determined the shooting was not gang-related and that the victims did not know their attackers. At trial the defendants admitted firing but said they acted out of panic when Angel appeared to reach for a weapon. The jury convicted both of second-degree murder for Angel’s death and attempted murder for wounding Joseph Luna, though the convictions were later reversed on appeal and the cases remanded for retrial on those counts.

Anyone who knew Angel or witnessed the April 1, 2017 shooting or the events leading up to it is asked to share information.