Friends and family say they may know why a man shot a brother and sister to death on his Mountain View driveway.
San Diego police say after an argument, Felipe Vega, 39, killed Alexis, 22, and Arline Velarde, 20, Sunday outside Vega's home in the 1100 block of 43rd Street.
According to the victims’ siblings, Vega was like family to them, and many family members and friends told NBC 7 why they believe Vega pulled the trigger.
The suspect is gay, and friends say he was “obsessed” with a cousin, who was not one of the victims. That cousin is not gay and did not return the feelings.
The family believes Alexis and Arline confronted Vega about the cousin, which led to the argument.
Still, all those who knew the victims want to find out why the incident turned fatal. Police are still on the hunt for Vega, who is considered armed and dangerous.
Jose Guadalupe Pina, the Velardes’ uncle, owns a car wash in the city, and he told NBC 7 Vega had a hotdog stand right outside of it. Pina’s mother taught the suspect how to cook the hotdogs.
“The guy’s a nice guy,” said Pina. “He come to talk to him, to everybody here working.”
Vega has a mother and brother who live in Tijuana, Pina said, but he has been living in the U.S. for more than 15 years, often helped by the victims’ family.
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“I think all the family wants answers. You know, why?” said Carlos Jacobo, another relative.
According to the SDPD, Alexis died trying to shield his sister from gunfire.
