ANAHEIM, Calif. (KNX) — One alleged gang member was in custody Wednesday and Anaheim police were searching for a second in connection to the December murder of a 23-year-old father of two.
The alleged gang shooting happened around 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 21 in the 2100 block of East Balsam Avenue, where police said David Gutierrez Hernandez was found wounded in a drive-by shooting.
Hernandez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Over the course of the following two months, homicide detectives were able to identify the suspects as 21-year-old Damien Rubalcava of Costa Mesa and 20-year-old Franky Mejia Echeverria of Anaheim, according to Sgt. Shane Carringer.
Rubalcava and Echeverria are both suspected gang members, Carringer said, adding that Hernandez is not believed to be involved in any gangs.
Police arrested Rubalcava last week in the 8100 block of 13th Street in Westminster without incident, according to Carringer, but detectives have not been able to locate Echeverria — a parolee.
A $1 million homicide warrant has been issued for Echeverria’s arrest, Carringer said. Echeverria should be considered armed and dangerous, he added.
Rubalcava was booked into the Anaheim Detention Facility for vandalism, assault with a deadly weapon, shooting at another person from a motor vehicle, street terrorism, and gang enhancements. He has since been transferred to Orange County Jail where he is being held on $1 million bail, Carringer said.
Anyone with information about Echeverria’s whereabouts is asked to call (714) 321-3669 or OC Crime Stoppers at (855) 847-6227 and occrimestoppers.org.
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