Strangers gathered Monday to remember a woman killed in the South Bay as homicide investigators search for her killer.
Pamela Burgos, 24, was gunned down on Quintard Street in Chula Vista last Thursday and now people living in the neighborhood are hoping police find the clues to solve this case.
On the sidewalk shrine of flowers and candles left in her honor was growing.
Despite this very public killing there has been no arrest.
It concerns neighbors, that whoever did this is still out here maybe even nearby.
Many are willing to say what they saw but are afraid of retaliation if they are seen on television.
“I stood outside and looked at the body she was laying over there. I don't want to get close because I didn't know if she was dead or alive and if I went in close they would probably think I was the one who shot her,” one neighbor said.
Burgos was shot three times in the head and chest last Thursday while walking with her boyfriend on Quintard between 3rd Avenue and Palomar Street.
The 24-year-old woman was returning to a friend's house after going to the store up the street.
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The gunman is an unknown man that escaped after the shooting.
The first 911 calls were received at 12:01 a.m. from witnesses who reported hearing three to four gunshots.
Emergency crews found the woman dead in the middle of the street.
Dreaming of a Violent Free Everywhere or "DOVE" organized some of its members for a short memorial service for Burgos in Grant Hill Monday night.
They sang hymns, said prayers, and shared a message with the Chula Vista Community.
Burgos cousin tells NBC7 the family is anxiously waiting for answers from investigators.
Because much of the family lives in Tijuana, the funeral and burial was being planned there.
