Lakewood murder-suicide: Victims honored at candlelight vigil; GoFundMe launched to support family

Lakewood murder-suicide: Victims honored at candlelight vigil; GoFundMe launched to support family

ABC7 Los Angeles nation

Key Points:

  • A man in Lakewood, California, fatally shot his wife and teenage daughter before taking his own life at their home, prompting a candlelight vigil and a GoFundMe fundraiser.
  • Deputies responded to the scene after a 19-year-old woman, the eldest daughter, reported her father had shot at her and was then found unconscious; she survived the shooting unharmed.
  • The victims were identified as 52-year-old Hector Lionel Alfaro, 48-year-old Roxana Rodriguez, and their 17-year-old daughter, Sienna Alfaro, a beloved soccer player known as Lilly.
  • The GoFundMe campaign has raised over $70,000 to support the surviving siblings with funeral expenses, counseling, and living