On May 13, 2024, 14-year-old Benny Gutierrez was fatally shot at El Dorado Park in Lancaster, California. Preliminary accounts say Benny and friends were painting over gang-related graffiti when multiple shots were fired from a vehicle in the park’s parking lot; Benny was struck by a single bullet and pronounced dead at the scene. His family learned of the death through social media about six hours later.

Benny, described by his mother Rosalie Gutierrez as funny, outgoing and loving, stood 5 feet 10 inches and weighed 200 pounds. He was a budding football player who loved his sisters and was called a teddy bear by family. Friends and relatives gathered at the park after the shooting; a GoFundMe was started to help with funeral costs. No arrests have been made and the suspect or suspects remain unidentified. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating and asks anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Lancaster area see a vehicle in the park lot or have other information about this shooting?