Daisy Flores, a 26-year-old Latina from Los Angeles, died on September 4, 2009, from pneumonia that the coroner tied to long-term complications of a gunshot wound she suffered eight years earlier. The original attack was a gang-related shooting at Malabar Street and Evergreen Avenue in Boyle Heights that left her a quadriplegic with a severe spinal injury.

In the months before her death Daisy was hospitalized with fever and a cough, then worsened with breathing difficulty and was transferred to the ICU. Her family say the hospital room lacked proper filtration and have raised concerns about infection control during her final stay; they have sought legal counsel and asked for further investigation.

No arrests were ever reported in the original shooting, and the people responsible remain unidentified. Did anyone in Boyle Heights at the time have information about the shooting or Daisy’s long recovery?