Belizean-American Fatally Shot in California

A tragic incident unfolded in Lancaster, California, early Saturday morning, resulting in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Belizean-American Marine. The victim, identified as Lance Corporal Tevon Wade from Rosamond, was attending a Halloween party at a vacant business building when the altercation occurred. Authorities from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at approximately 12:45 a.m. on the 100 block of West Avenue I, near Division Street, where they discovered Wade with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators revealed that the shooting ensued after a fight erupted inside the event. The suspect, who remains unidentified, fled the scene in an unknown direction. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Wade’s cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds, officially classifying the case as a homicide. Friends and fellow Marines have since expressed their grief, remembering Wade as a disciplined and kind individual. A GoFundMe campaign, initiated by Justin Calderon, Wade’s senior Marine, seeks to support his family, as Wade was the primary breadwinner. The suspect is still at large, and the investigation continues.