She had no known enemies or reason to fear. But her Rodeo killing appeared targeted, police say

RODEO About minutes before she was shot and killed -year-old Daniella Avila stopped by the BevBox on Parker Avenue picked up specific items then got back into a black BMW and headed off toward a nearby apartment building Avila a Concord resident was absolutely going about her business and gave off no indication that anything was amiss But someone was watching her that night and when she hung a left on Parker Avenue towards the Rodeo waterfront another automobile seemed to take note and changed direction to follow bureaucrats noted Whoever was trailing Avila on the night of Aug is apparently responsible for what happened next Police say that she was shot in the neck by a rifle surviving long enough to make it to a nearby resident s front door in an apparent attempt to seek help just a scarce minutes before succumbing to her injury In the two years since then police have interviewed friends and family in a thus-far fruitless attempt to explain why anyone would want Avila dead She had no known enemies wasn t involved in any apparent crimes and minimal even knew she planned to come into Rodeo that night Now the Contra Costa Sheriff s has put out notice to the inhabitants asking for tips writing in a news release on the two-year anniversary of her death that they re still seeking Justice for Daniella Avila worked at an auto collision company owned by a family member and also made shifts at a local restaurant functionaries announced She left behind a -year-old son and was dating a man in his early s who frequented Rodeo and North Richmond and who d made plans to see her that night The plan was to exclusively hang out at a residence at the Bayo Vista community housing around p m that night after the two had hung out earlier in the day and parted methods around three hours earlier Avila drove up in a BMW one she d borrowed from a friend but which looked exactly like her own conveyance and stopped at the liquor store on her way over She was shot on her near Vaqueros Avenue on her way to the apartments After the shooting her boyfriend texted her that he heard shots and Avila inexplicably wrote back it s good according to investigators Executives believe she may have been in shock Avila then drove to the block of Rodeo Avenue several blocks in the opposite direction from where she d been heading and ended up at another apartment complex where a resident saw her and called When deputies were processing the scene Avila s boyfriend walked up and talked to the later claiming he was at the end of Parker Avenue with a friend waiting for Avila when he heard the shots that killed her Avila s boyfriend gave no indication that he knew who was responsible or why and executives haven t ever publicly named a suspect Investigators have sought various leads including hopes that a rifle seized in an Alameda County shooting assessment shortly thereafter would prove to be the murder weapon but so far nothing has panned out Observers stated police that two vehicles had been seen driving around Rodeo shortly before the homicide acting suspiciously At least one of them is maintained to also be the car containing Avila s killer but investigators haven t determined who was inside or where the carriage ended up personnel explained Police are urging anyone with information to contact Contra Costa Sheriff s Det Amy Kotchevar at - - Tips can be left by emailing tips so cccounty us or calling - - to leave an anonymous voice message