Alexander Deleon, a 19-year-old Latino, was shot and killed at the Maywood Inn on the 5400 block of Atlantic Boulevard in Maywood, California, on August 7, 2015. Deputies arrived after a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at about 12:09 p.m. and found Deleon on the third floor with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:30 p.m. A 41-year-old man in an adjacent room was injured by a stray bullet and treated at a hospital.
Deleon had checked into the room with his older brother, Steve Horta, 24, and their nephew, Ruben Horta, 18. The room showed signs of drug use, witnesses reported a scuffle followed by gunfire, and a handgun believed to be the weapon was recovered. Both Steve and Ruben Horta were arrested on suspicion of murder; on August 12, 2015, Steve Horta was charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition, and being an accessory after the fact, while Ruben Horta faced murder and accessory after the fact charges. Investigators said conflicting accounts from the Hortas complicated the probe.
Does anyone have information about Alexander, the events at the Maywood Inn that day, or witnesses who saw or heard the scuffle and gunshots?