The motive for the shooting is still unknown.
"This was not a random shooting. This was definitely targeted toward a specific individual," said LAPD Det. Dave Peteque.
Police do not believe Rodriguez was in any trouble, and they say he was not involved in any gangs.
Rodriguez's mother says something did not seem right when her son answered a knock at the door, and that he seemed scared when he went outside.Friends and family say Rodriguez did not have a girlfriend. But neighbor Jose Mesa said he had seen him with a redhead recently.
"I had seen a red-haired girl in a green Ford Explorer with Panchito a few months back... I think that's probably the same one," Mesa said.
An emotional vigil was held for Rodriguez outside his home Thursday night, attended by about 100 people.
"Everybody looked up to him," Rodriguez's cousin, Zulema Ortega, said while wiping away tears.
"He was like the best cousin you could ask for. He was a good kid."
Rodriguez's classmates say they are stunned and saddened by the shooting.
"It doesn't make sense," one classmate told KTLA. "No one really disliked Pancho. It was impossible."
"I've played with him, for what, three years?" Rodriguez's friend Sergio Hernandez said. "Just a great kid... Funny... Always cracking jokes... Fun to be around."
"He loved to play the game," said Rodriguez's soccer coach, Ian Kogan."He cared a lot about the guys. He cared a lot about the school. He was a great kid. I loved him."
El Camino's Careers in Entertainment Academy is sponsoring a fundraiser to raise money for the Rodriguez family.
The fundraiser will be held January 22 at Woodland Hills Ice at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
For every person that attends, $5 from the admission price will be donated by the rink to help pay for funeral costs.
Source-ktla
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