Fullerton Teen Shot, Killed
Friends of Jessee Rodriguez gather at a roadside memorial at the corner of West Hill Avenue and Malden Avenue where the Fullerton teen was shot and killed.
Jesse Rodriguez was on his way to his girlfriend’s house the night of July 29th when unknown suspects in a dark sedan drove by and shot him dead, according to Fullerton Police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich.
A neighbor said she heard five shots just before 10 p.m., then looked out her window and saw Rodriguez lying on the sidewalk at the northwest corner of Malden Avenue and Hill Avenue. “I seen everybody running right here,” said the neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous. “It sounded like a shotgun, but it would have tore him up if it had been a shotgun,” she said.
The 17-year-old was taken to St. Jude Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Goodrich said.
“I had just got off the phone with him at 9:33 p.m.,” said his girlfriend Daliella Sanelias. “He spent the day with me, talking at my house.”
Police speculate Rodriguez was riding the bicycle that was found lying nearby. His girlfriend said he was coming to see her from his parent’s home on Highland Avenue near Richmond Park.
Police are investigating the murder as possibly being gang-related, although they are not saying Rodriguez was a gang member. Rodriguez was wearing a plaid Pendleton jacket when he was targeted, Goodrich said. Police are actively investigating the case and ask anyone with information to call Detective Jose Arana of the Fullerton Police Department at 714-738-3396 or the Fullerton Police Department at 714-738-6715.
Story and Photo by Jeanne Hoffa/FullertonStories.com
Fullerton Man to Help Haiti Earthquake Victims
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Fullerton resident Josh Pardy leaves on Sunday, July 25, for a week-long trip to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He will be traveling with other volunteers from The Oak Project, a non-profit that has partnered with the orphanage Maison des Enfants de Dieu, which still bears the scars and strain from a devastating earthquake. Pardy talks about the group’s mission and his hopes for the trip.
To learn more about Josh’s trip, visit his website at joshpardygoestohaiti.weebly.com. To donate to the orphanage, visit www.theoakproject.com. To learn more about the orphanage and their adoption program, visit www.forhisgloryoutreach.org
Video by Kiera Faye/FullertonStories.com. Photos in the video are by Maison des Enfants de Dieu,
IFRC/Eric Quintero; United Nations Development Programme; IFRC/Olav Saltbones/Norwegian Red Cross; Tech Sgt. Bryan Gatewood
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Lions Field renovations are on schedule and should be finished August 2, according to Fullerton Parks and Recreation Director Joe Felz. ”Almost every citizen that has seen the project has been very impressed,” said Felz. “The Parks and Recreation Commission toured the project [Monday] and were all very impressed with the work that has been done to date.”
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