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Murder suspect captured after Palmdale manhunt

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A juvenile murder suspect is taken into custody after an intensive manhunt in Palmdale Thursday, May 15. The suspect is wanted in connection with the shooting death of Daniel Pensamiento-Galdamez, sheriff's officials confirmed. (Photo by LUIS MEZA)
A juvenile murder suspect is taken into custody after an intensive manhunt in Palmdale Thursday, May 15. The suspect is wanted in connection with the shooting death of Daniel Pensamiento-Galdamez, sheriff’s officials confirmed. (Photo by LUIS MEZA)

PALMDALE – A suspect wanted in connection with the death of a man shot in the face last month was caught and taken into custody after a manhunt in Palmdale Thursday afternoon.

The suspect was arrested with the help of a K-9 unit at the La Quinta Apartments in the 38300 Block of 11th Street East in Palmdale.

Daniel Pensamiento-Galdamez, 21, died two days after he was shot in the face outside a Pyramid Liquor on Palmdale Blvd.
Daniel Pensamiento-Galdamez, 21, died two days after he was shot in the face outside Pyramid Liquor on Palmdale Blvd.

His identity will not be released because he is a juvenile, sheriff’s officials said.

The arrest came after teams of sheriff’s deputies launched an intensive manhunt in the area from 11th Street East to 12th St East, between Avenue Q and Palmdale Boulevard.

At one point, the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station issued a community advisory warning residents to stay out of the area because deputies were searching “for a suspect wanted in a murder.”

The juvenile is wanted in connection with the death of 21-year-old Daniel Pensamiento-Galdamez, according to sheriff’s officials.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. April 17 in a strip mall on the 1600 Block of East Palmdale Boulevard. (JOHN MEZA)
The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. April 17 in a strip mall on the 1600 Block of East Palmdale Boulevard. (JOHN MEZA)

Daniel died on Saturday, April 19, two days after he was shot in the face outside Pyramid Liquor, located in a strip mall on the 1600 Block of East Palmdale Boulevard.

Authorities have released little details about the shooting, which happened around 9:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17.

A Palmdale Sheriff’s Station broadcast on the night of the shooting stated that the victim had been confronted by a group of males, and that deputies were searching for four Hispanic males in connection with the shooting.

Close friends of Daniel said the 21-year-old and his brother were standing outside the liquor store talking to a homeless man when the shooting occurred. They said Daniel was shot in the face with a shot gun.

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64 comments for "Murder suspect captured after Palmdale manhunt"

  1. A.vs gang life is crap ends in a body bag or a person cell its child’s play. Get ur life right and be something own a business get a house make somethin of urself.

  3. Dammn my boy i told you calm down i told you to kick it i changed my life i hope you can as well i know what your going through ive faced the the same charge but was let out without files charged ever since then ive been good i hope this is a wake up call for you i wish u the best even if you do get a stretch learn try and change homies on the inside all that gang [removed] aint worth it now u aint got a pot to piss in for what 3 letters and a few blocks of turf that aint even yours as for the victim i wish his family be strong but also relize there son was a gang member as well thats a part of that life all we can do is try and stop it or slow it but the victim didnt deserve to die nobody can make that decision besides god everything happens for a reason maybe 1 life might save 10 if they start making changes instead of building bull[removed] make programs for kids and at risk youth someone please hear me and take action and lets make this city a better place

  4. SO? ITS BEEN TWO WEEKS, SINCE HIS ARREST. HAS THIS DEMON BEEN CHARGED OR WAS HE LET GO? ANY UPDATES ANYONE?

    • Oh Guaranteed he wasn’t let go, there gunna put whatever they want on him not including what he was arrested for in the first place but that will be on there too!

  5. Really? hald of these comments are pure nonscence and bullcrap. Daniel and Joeys families lives are never ever going to be the same. Daniels son will never have the joys of doing things with his father. Daniel will never get to enjoy seeing his son grow and become a man. Joey well damn he went and messed his whole life up. Without a doubt im sorry to say Joey did it. There are over 5 cameras that caught him on tape. On top of that he didn’t even cover his big ass tattoo on the back of his head. I guarantee that Joey will not be back for at least 25 years and yes 17 ok but he will be taken to court as an adult I guarantee you that. Funny he did all this for his “hood” but where is his hood at? DSM use to be a tagging crew back in the days and I guess some of them grew some balls and wanted to make it a hood. Funny though you hardly see or hear [removed] about them until now. Demon aka Joey honestly deserves death as well. Prison is not gonna teach him shit. Prison is a joy ride for most. You still get to see the light of day and I feel he don’t even deserve that

    • I would like to know how you came about this information you claim to know. You do not know what will happen even if you were a fortune teller would you know the future of this case. On whose authority do you feel you have the right to say what anyone deserves.

  7. I JUST HAVE TO SAY A FEW THINGS.HALF OF YOU PEOPLE DIDNT EVEN KNO OUR LIL BRO DANIEL.HE HAD A FAMILY MOM,DAD,BROS, AND A GIRL AND SON.WELL”HAD”IS THE KEYWORD.THIIS BASURA THEY CALL DEMON IS THE POS THAT TOOK ALL THAT AWAY.AND JUST TO SHUT EVERYBODY UP THERE WERE WITNESSES AND HELLO A CAMERA RIGHT ABOVE THE SPOT OUR LIL BRO TOOK HIS LAST BREATH SO YES HE DID IT.IM SO TIRED OF EVERYBODY TALKIN OUT THE SIDE OF THEIR NECKS LOONEY WAS A PERSON JUST LIKE YOU WHO ARE READIND THIS.SO CAN EVERYONE JUST LET HIM REST NOW AND KEEP HIS NAME OUT YOUR MOUTHS!!ALL YOU SAYING NEGATIVE S*IT ARE WORSE THAN THAT BASURA DEMON!!NO RESPECT AND YOU WANNA TALK SH*T ABOUT US NOT BEING CIVIIZED PLEASE!!

    • I think it is sad on both sides. Lost lives for no good reason at all. Gangs killing each other over a piece of land neither owns. You have been deceived.

  8. OK SO YOU SAY DONT JUDGE THIS TRASH?IM SURE DANIELS SON CAN “CALM”DOWN WHEN HIS DAD WILL NEVER EVER BE THERE FOR HIM AGAIN.ARE YOU SERIOUS?LOOK YOU DO NOT LIVE IN OUR WORLD AND JST TO LET YOU KNOW ONE THING THIS POS DID IT AND HE WONT EVER BE ABLE TO RAISE A SON JUST LIKE OUR LIL BRO CANT RAISE HIS THANX TO THIS POS.

  10. it’s a shame that these Juveniles Parents couldn’t have the right to whip their azz as they were growing up and they may of not turn out they way they did …Some of these young Adults think that their Parent’s owe them….. mmmm … I feel so sorry for the Parents of the Young Man that died of the hands of a stranger …. He was so young…. But I do believe God has a plan for everybody !!! We never know when it is our time !!!!

    • Your an idiot maybe that was the problem!…and you have no idea what goes on in other people’s homes so shut your mouth lisa

  11. [removed] this valley and you [removed] who like to talk [removed] free the lil homie demon!!!

    • DEMON LOL WAT A JOKE HIM AND THE CHISMOSOS LMAO THAT BASURA AINT COMIN OUT.LOL

    • Im sure your next to be locked up….that fools done….never getting out…..all he’s getting is done in the butt….let’s see how hard he is in prison

  12. I seen this turd at the 7-11 in lancaster on L. I laughed at his clown a$$ .. Lol he was tryimg to look tough… and all I could do is laugh… Bubba’s gonna have fun with you!

  13. When I grew up in AV. I remember we had 1 murder about every other year. Boy had things changed. It’s my hometown but I sure not proud of it

  14. People are real quick to look at the outer appearance. It does not matter where you live anymore crime is everywhere and they all have a story. Income, education, area, race does not matter. I don’t know if you all have noticed but most of the people who go around shooting at schools, theatres, most come from parents with degrees, good income. Things like this don’t happen in one day they began a long time ago. From what I hear it was gang related on both sides. What is the real story?

  16. dam Demon I havent seen you in a minute sad to see u here but you did wat you had to do hope u beat that [removed] Joey [removed] wat these foo here say. Keep ur head up hope one day u get to read this foo.STUDRS

    • “Did what he had to do”….. wow, I’m pretty sure whatever the reason, taking someone’s life and future is not warranted. That state of mind is sad and dangerous.

    • HOW SAD YOU HAVENT SEEN HIM IN A MINUTE.AWW!!HOPE YOU WERENT PLANNING ON SEEING HIM ANYTIME SOON CUZ YOU AINT!!AND HE AINT GONNA BEAT S*IT!!BUT HIS MEAT FOR 25 to life LMAO

    • Your an idiot….hopefully someone will do what they need to do with you!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. He’s diffinently guilty of looking like a POS. Hope I get on the jury I’d send him to hell where he belongs. I’ll make his momma proud

    • I hope you don’t. Jurors are supposed to be impartial, you clearly made your mind up already without any of the facts. If you somehow do make it onto that jury, be a good citizen and recuse yourself.

      • WHAT FACTS IDIOT.DONT YOU KNO AV AINT TRYIN TO SPEND NO EXTRA MONEY ON A MANHUNT IF THEY DIDNT HAVE “FACTS”STUPID.AND JUST SO YOU CAN GET IT STRAIGHT THE “FACT”IS HE DID IT

    • @Bob, you live here? Where ever you live it’s a sewer because you’re there. Please don’t live here if you feel like that. Bye, go maybe Santa Barbara there’s some rental property available.

  20. I knew you kid . Wow . I never imagined id see you in cuffs . I thought you could he your life together . Im sorry foo . But you do the crime you gotta do the time .

  21. Mike C. and you know he is guilty! He has not had court. People are too much! I can’t believe how quick people are to give their comment with out knowing of this is real person that did the crime. Just because someone is arrested does not mean they are guilty. Calm down and see what happens.

    • Yeahhhhhh. I am SO SURE that this juvi POS was arrested for NO reason? Please. Get real. So you think the police just arrested some random thug during a manhunt? Doubt it.

      • Has happened, happens and will continue to happen. Wake up and smell reality, Mona.

        • Yeah whatever! If it wasn’t you getting arrested for “nothing,” that’s exactly what you know, nothing…

          • I have no idea where that land is but obviously you do, Mona.

            Obviously you people have not heard of the Innocence Project. Anyways you are innocent until proven guilty with real evidence.

      • Random and Thug…..there’s nothing random about either, is there? I am appalled that the cities and county have allowed the rat’s nest to grow. This used to be a very nice place to live and raise a family. Now it’s just another crappy ghetto.

    • Amartinez, say what you want. Trust and believe that the police have more then enough evidence to arrest this idiot for murder. They didn’t just decide to arrest any joe blow off the street and charge him with murder. They got the right guy but you have every right to think they don’t. You can’t commit a more heinious crime then shooting an unarmed man in the face with a shotgun. Mark my word. They will try this guy as an adult, find him guilty, and give him life without any chance of parole whatsoever. And I bet you anything that they will also make three more arrests in this case once this guy tells on his homeboys.

      • I’m with u I saw it they didn’t use that many police and haves us on lock down,nif they didn’t have good evidence against him. And he will rat out his homies, he a youngster

    • you must be a friend or family member..look at this pos you’re justifying..

        • Maybe the law should start approaching these aimless, unfocused trouble makers in the same way Dr. Pol does. Gelding calms them right down.

      • I don’t justify any murder. But what I don’t do is make anyone guilty without knowing if they are. I wait. If they broke the law than there is a consequence.

        • amartinez, so if Daniel was your son, you are claiming that you would patiently be waiting on the sidelines, not casting ANY judgments until the perp was tried in a court of law? DOUBT IT!

          • @ Mona again. Of course I can’t answer what I would exactly do unless I was in that situation. I think I would wait until he was tried in court. I have seen too much in the court system. I don’t think they do the best work. I believe now there are people wrongly accused sitting in prison.

    • because he is just picked on because of the way he looks right lol oh i bet his mama is so proud of her mijo now huh

    • EXCUSE ME AND DO YOU KNO HE DIDNT DO IT [removed].AND CALM DOWN YOU [removed] IM SURE HIS LIL SON WILL UNDERSTAND CALM DOWN.OR HIS MOM AND DAD.TRUST YOU DNT WANNA BE DEFENDING THIS TRASH.HE TOOK MY LIL BRO AWAY AND YOUR RIGHT “WE” SHOULD JUST SIT BACK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS LOL

    • OK SO YOU SAY DONT JUDGE THIS TRASH?IM SURE DANIELS SON CAN “CALM”DOWN WHEN HIS DAD WILL NEVER EVER BE THERE FOR HIM AGAIN.ARE YOU SERIOUS?LOOK YOU DO NOT LIVE IN OUR WORLD AND JST TO LET YOU KNOW ONE THING THIS POS DID IT AND HE WONT EVER BE ABLE TO RAISE A SON JUST LIKE OUR LIL BRO CANT RAISE HIS THANX TO THIS POS.

  22. It’s time for a change in the AV! Too much crime! Who’s to blame for all this? Glad this jackA$$ got caught! I’m 100% sure there was someone else with that foo when he commited the crime! Parents should also be held accountable for there trashys sons action! Good job officers!

  23. Time to pay the piper you scumbag. I hope they try you as an adult so yo can spend the rest of your life in prison. You can even get more tattoos on your head once you get up to the big house. Maybe put some weight on too so your pants stay on. Have fun. :))))). Tell your counselor in prison you want to go to Pelican Bay to do your time.

    • mike c your a internet lame who only like to bag on people threw the internet i hate people like u i wish u would go to jail and see how it is u would get killed so fast but what i don’t get is how can u wish bad upon some one u don’t raven know theres only 2 types of people that belong in jail for life and its child molesters and rapest there the ones tha should get the deth penalty and life not gang members

        • Man I can’t believe the stuff I just read. If he committed the crime then he deserves the time. In trail he will gave his chance to prove his innocence. All this other back and forth trash talking is childish. The Av is an awesome place. I won’t base it on a few gang issues and other crimes that the AV is horrible. If u do think so. Do something in regards to your concerns. You will find these types of crimes all over America. People can change no matter what the problems were in the past. This young man if convicted will have plenty of time to make changes or he might just get deeper in that life. One guy is dead and people are hurting and another family is also loosing one for life also if convicted. All loose there’s no winners. Just live love and pray for those that do not know. God’s plan was never us to kill each other.