A candlelight vigil was held after a California father murdered his wife and teen daughter before turning the gun on himself in front of his other daughter in a horrific rampage.
The somber service was held in honor of Sienna Alfaro, 17, and her mother Roxana Rodriguez, 48, Saturday, ABC 7 reported.
Sienna was eulogized at the vigil by a teammate on the Beach Futbol Club, who described her as a “ray of sunshine” and “very jolly person.”
“Her smile would bright up the room, her energy was just out of this world, man like she would walk in, even though she’s a shy girl, when she would smile is like everybody knew that we just connected,” she added,” soccer teammate Hazel Ferman mourned.
Hector Lionel Alfaro fatally shot Rodriguez, 48 and Alfaro in their family home in Lakewood around 8 am Thursday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said.
His wife and daughter both suffered gunshot wounds to the upper torso, officials said.
Alfaro, 52, proceeded to train his handgun on his 19-year-old daughter who was awoken by the sound of gunshots ringing throughout her Los Angeles home.
The crazed father at shot his older daughter several times, luckily missing, before turning the gun on himself and killing himself in front of her, officials said.
The 19-year-old was “extremely distraught” but physically unharmed when she emerged from the home, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Lt. Daniel Vizcarra told reporters.
Two firearms were recovered at the scene.
A GoFundme was started to raise money for Alfaro’s two surviving daughters, and has so far raised over $76,000.
“Our hearts are broken as we share the tragic loss of a loving mother and her daughter, whose lives were taken by an act of unimaginable violence. This devastating loss has left behind their surviving children, who are now facing the world without the people who meant everything to them,” the fundraiser stated.
The money is going towards funeral expenses, counseling and other “immediate needs” of the surviving children, per the GoFundMe.
