Vigil for women found dead in park

Xochitl, 31, who gave only one name, leads a group of community members in a vigil in memory of Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos, who were found dead in nearby Ernest E. Debs Regional Park. Their deaths, which took place in late October, have been ruled homicides, and investigators are still looking for suspects.

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Nov. 7, 2015 8:12 AM PT

Community members gather Thursday, Nov. 5, in Montecito Heights for a vigil in memory of Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos, who were found dead in nearby Ernest E. Debs Regional Park. The women’s deaths in late October have been ruled homicides, and investigators are still looking for suspects.

Flowers for Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos sit at an entrance to Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, near where they were found dead.

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People gather for a community procession and vigil in memory of Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos before making their way through Montecito Heights near where the women were found dead in nearby Ernest E. Debs Regional Park.

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Manuel Gamboa and his mother, Irene Gamboa, center, join in a community procession and vigil in memory of Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos, who were found dead in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park.

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A woman who did not want to give her name holds a candle during a community procession and vigil in Montecito Heights.

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Elisa Salomon, right, joins a community vigil in memory of Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos before it processed through Montecito Heights to where the women were found dead in a nearby Ernest E. Debs Regional Park.

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Josie Parra holds a flier for an upcoming fundraiser during a community procession and vigil in memory of homicide victims Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos.

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Josie Parra holds flowers during a community procession and vigil in Montecito Heights in memory of two women who were found dead in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park.

(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)