{"id":2009779,"date":"2023-08-23T17:53:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-year-old-kidnapped-from-park-and-killed-was-randomly-targeted-police-say\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T17:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:54:53","slug":"19-year-old-kidnapped-from-park-and-killed-was-randomly-targeted-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-year-old-kidnapped-from-park-and-killed-was-randomly-targeted-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Police say the 19-year-old kidnapped and killed in the park was a random target."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F19-year-old-kidnapped-from-park-and-killed-was-randomly-targeted-police-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009779&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Larry W. Smith\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>2:45 PM\u2064 \u2013 Wednesday, August 23, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A 19-year-old\u200b woman who was kidnapped and killed over \u2062the weekend at a \u2063southern\u200d California park had been randomly targeted, according to\u2064 police. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>20-year-old Gabriel Esparza was arrested on Monday\u200d for the\u2064 shooting and kidnapping of Andrea Vasquez, Whittier Police \u200bsaid on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Family members stated that\u200d Vasquez was with her boyfriend\u2064 at a park in the county of Whittier, when an armed man\u200d came up to their vehicle and\u2062 started\u2062 shooting at them. <\/p>\n<p>Vasquez\u2019s sister said her\u2063 boyfriend quickly took off and abandoned her for a short time, however, when he returned, \u2063his 19-year-old girlfriend was already gone. <\/p>\n<p>Esparza \u200chas now reportedly been booked \u200don murder and \u2062kidnapping charges in connection with the \u2062shooting and \u2064kidnapping. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s \u2063a\u2064 terrible day for me\u200d today,\u201d \u200csaid the victim\u2019s mother. \u201cI had a lot \u2064of hope to find her alive, hoping that God gave me\u200b the \u2063miracle and nothing happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vasquez\u2019s body\u2062 was found in a vegetation field in Moreno\u2064 Valley on \u2064Monday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-myanmar-military\/\" title=\"Facebook Bans Myanmar Military\">law enforcement reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI lost my \u2064daughter\u2026 my\u200d angel,\u201d said Enrique Vazquez, the\u200c victim\u2019s father. \u201cIt\u2019s the saddest day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Local\u200c police also stated that they discovered a weapon\u200c that they believe was \u2062used \u200cby Esparza.<\/p>\n<p>The case will reportedly be presented on Wednesday at the Los Angeles District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your\u200b inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Make \u2062America Great Again Inc.<\/strong> spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt\u2062 blasts President Joe Biden\u2019s record on the\u200d economy, \u2063saying American \u200dvoters\u2064 will remember 45th President \u200dDonald Trump\u2019s booming \u2063success in that regard.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hawaii Governor \u2063Josh Green \u2063says he is considering \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-of-obamas-personal-chef-ruled-an-accident\/\" title=\"Obama's personal chef's death ruled accidental.\">pausing land purchases<\/a> after residents report being contacted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-governor-warns-against-land-grabs-from-opportunists\/\" title=\"Hawaii Governor cautions against opportunistic land grabs.\">realtors offering cash<\/a>\u2064 for destroyed \u2063property.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tim \u200cHead, the executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, tells One America News that Ohio\u200b tech entrepreneur \u2063Vivek Ramaswamy \u2064could be \u2018the one to watch\u2019 in tonight\u2019s GOP \u200dpresidential primary\u200c debate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week, headlines are \u2062dominated by \u2062the very first\u2062 GOP Presidential Primary Debate in the Badger\u200d State, Trump\u2019s future surrendering\u200b in GA., and\u2062 RFK Jr.\u2019s\u00a0critique\u00a0of\u00a0Bidenomics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u200dYuvraj \u2062Malik \u2062(Reuters) -Grab\u2063 Holdings forecast a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-year-old-kidnapped-from-park-and-killed-was-randomly-targeted-police-say\/\" title=\"Police say the 19-year-old kidnapped and killed in the park was a random target.\">smaller\u2064 operating\u200c loss<\/a>\u2064 for\u2062 the current year and\u2064 pulled forward its profitability timeline on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Signups \u200dfor Netflix in the United States remain elevated despite a \u2063fall from\u2063 June\u2019s record high after the video-streaming pioneer\u2019s crackdown\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Nvidia\u200c shares rose\u200b 0.5% \u2064on Wednesday on growing\u200c expectations that the chip designer will deliver another strong outlook and boost markets\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) \u200d-A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday\u200d found by a\u2062 London jury to\u2026\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 19-year-old woman was randomly targeted and killed at a southern California park. 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