A 19-year-old woman who disappeared from a park in Whittier over the weekend has been found dead, a family spokesperson says.
Authorities had asked for the public's help to find Andrea Vazquez, 19, who was last seen shortly after midnight Sunday morning in the parking stalls area of Penn Park at 13950 Penn St., according to the Whittier Police Department.
Vazquez and her 20-year-old boyfriend of just a few months were sitting in a car at the park when someone approached and opened fire, family members said. Former LAPD detective“An adult male witness reported that while at the park with an adult female companion, an armed suspect approached their vehicle and fired a weapon in their direction,” police said in a statement.
Details about a cause of death and where Vazquez was found were not immediately available. No suspect description was available. "In my 30 years of experience with law enforcement, I've never seen a situation where the victim is shot and then kidnapped," Castillo said."Often, the victim is just shot and left there, and the suspects flee."
Anyone who was at Penn Park between 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday, or anyone with any information on the case, was urged to call the police watch commander at 562-567-9255. Tipsters may also call Det. Jose Bolanos at 562-328-8504 or Det. Tom Nordbak at 562-244-0054, or call the crime tipline at 562-567-9299.
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