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Suspects are still at large after a hit-and-run incident that left a teenager dead early Sunday morning, outside of a party in South Los Angeles.
Matthew Lobos, a 17-year-old senior at Santee High School, was pronounced dead on the scene shortly before 3 a.m., L.A. Police Department officer Norma Eisenman toldNBC-4 Los Angeles.
Lobos had been attending a warehouse party with close to 100 people, Detective Jerry Gibson with the Los Angeles Police Department toldABC-7 Los Angeles. The location,CBS Newsreported, was a popular street racing spot.
That Acura, after driving away, looped back around and ran over Lobos again, CBS News reported. Lobos' friends were trying to drag him away at the time.
Both vehicles then took off, ABC-7 reported.
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Eisenman said both drivers intentionally struck Lobos, according to NBC-4. Police are still seeking the suspects. Anyone with information about the incident are being urged to call the LAPD’s Newton station at 323-846-6547 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
Officers have found the white Acura, CBS News reported, but have not been able to locate the second vehicle. They’ve also yet to determine a motive for the attack.
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Lobos' family have also been trying to figure out what happened to their loved one.
“It was intentional. It was on purpose. Everything was intentional,” Lobos' brother Nicholas Lobos told CBS News. “He was trying to break up a fight. Guy threw the first punch and it went on from there.”
“I’m still trying to process that he’s gone,” Lobos' cousin, Daniel Garza shared to ABC-7. “I’m still in denial. I can’t think it through it all.”
“He was the literal center of the family,” Valenzuela Arce told CBS News. “He literally made parties happen. He came and made sure everyone was fine…He was just a really great and fun-loving kid.”
source: people.com
