About 10 minutes later, Moore said, the gunman pulled up to a Starbucks drive-thru near 28th and Figueroa streets, where 24-year-old Alexis Carbajal was waiting in line with his new wife. The man backed into their car, then pulled up alongside them and, after an exchange of words, opened fire on the young couple, killing Carbajal, Moore said. His wife also was injured, but police were unsure whether she was shot or hit with glass or shrapnel.
Carbajal’s family created a GoFundMe account to raise money for his funeral expenses.
“He didn’t deserve this, he was a gentle soul who always put others before himself, he could light up any room and was such a caring person,” the webpage read, adding that he left behind his wife, mother and sisters.
Within 15 minutes, Moore said, the gunman then arrived at 7th and Figueroa streets, where he shot and killed South Pasadena resident Mingzhi Zhu, 42, who was driving for Uber, according to his family’s GoFundMe page.
Zhu supported his wife, 8-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter through his Uber driving, according to the GoFundMe appeal. He once returned $400 to an elderly passenger who had left the money in the backseat, it said.
“Mingzhi was a hard working, intelligent, kind, gentle, and deeply loving person. His family is at a loss without him,” the page read. “He was an honest man who cared for other people and loved his family above all else.”