Brother Of Teen Killed By Stray Bullet During Gang Fight In Lynwood Speaks Out
LYNWOOD (CBSLA.com) — The brother of a teen hit by a stray bullet during a gun fight between two rival gangs is speaking out.
Danah Rojo won't go the junior prom, graduate from high school or live out any of her other dreams.
The 16-year-old was gunned down in a car as Wednesday after she left church with her mother and brother.
Investigators say a bullet fired during a gun battle between rival gangs killed her.
Friday night, her brother spoke to KCAL9's Tom Wait.
"At the moment we are trying our best. We are trying to comprehend the events that happened," said Ethan Rojo.
Ethan was in the car when his sister was killed.
"It still feels unreal. The sensation that you're gonna wake up and she's no longer going to be there. She isn't somewhere and is coming back. She's never coming back." he said.
The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m.
Danah was in the back seat with her little dog in her lap when the shots rang out. Sheriff's deputies say a gunman jumped out of a car behind them and started shooting into the Saturn SUV. One of the bullets missed and went through the back of the car carrying Danah hitting and killing her,
The 16-year-old's brother has a message for those that took his sister's life.
"You know what you did. Doesn't matter who you were trying to hit, who you were trying to kill. You took a 16-year-old girl's life," Ethan said.
Sheriff's investigators told Wait they do not have a description of the suspect's vehicle. They say it's also likely more than one gunman was involved.
The family has set up a GoFundMe link as a memorial for Rojo.
