DELAROSA Suspects Charged with Murder After Gang-Style Shooting of 22-Year-Old Singer

Three suspects have been charged with murder in the Sunday shooting death of Maria De La Rosa, a 22-year-old Latin singer who went by the stage name DELAROSA.

The three alleged killers were named: They are Francisco Otilio Gaytan, 27, Benny LiconGomez, also 27, and Eduardo Lopez, 21, all from Northridge, California.

If convicted as charged, all defendants face life in state prison without the possibility of parole. 

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman shared the news on Wednesday with Daily Mail.

‘This was a ruthless and targeted attack that stole the life of a young woman and artist and inflicted profound lifelong trauma on her family and the two survivors,’ Hochman said. 

‘My Office will pursue this case aggressively to ensure those responsible are held fully accountable for this senseless and deadly violence.’

Each were charged with one felony count of murder and two felony counts of attempted second-degree robbery. 

In court documents seen by Daily Mail, the arraignment dates and bail numbers were learned.

Gaytan’s arraignment is set for January 7, 2026, in Department S of the San Fernando Valley Courthouse. His bail was set at $2,180,000. 

LiconGomez is scheduled to be arraigned on November 26, 2025, in the same location. LiconGomez is being held on $2,280,000 bail.

And bail for Lopez was set at $2,205,000. Arraignment for Lopez will be scheduled at a later date. An arrest warrant has been issued for Lopez.

Gaytan was arrested the same day and LiconGomez was arrested the next day. 

Shortly before 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, the three men allegedly approached a parked vehicle on Bryant Street near Tampa Avenue in Northridge.

Then men demanded money, then opened fire, striking all three occupants, a Wednesday press release shared. 

DELAROSA, was fatally struck but the two other victims survived with critical injuries. 

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy District Attorneys Jennifer Jimenez and Celeste Sanchez and remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.

The charges filed in this case are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

‘Witnesses described seeing two male suspects approach a vehicle that was parked on Bryant Street,’ the LAPD said in a Monday statement.

‘Multiple rounds were fired at several victims who were parked in the area in their vehicle.’

Police said three people were inside the car when the shooting began. The attack unfolded on Bryant Street just east of Tampa Avenue, an otherwise calm block of the Northridge neighborhood. 

DELAROSA was rushed to a nearby hospital by a private party, but doctors could not save her. 

The two surviving victims remained in critical condition over the weekend, police said.

DELAROSA, who has just over 40,000 fans on Instagram, had only started to break through in the Latin music scene, releasing her single ‘No Me Llames’ in August.