{"id":149,"date":"2026-05-12T20:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:05:44","slug":"father-celebrating-birthday-shot-killed-after-trying-to-break-up-fight-at-wilmington-pizza-shop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

WILMINGTON, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — <\/span>A father celebrating his 26th birthday was killed in a shooting after he tried to break up a fight between two women at a popular pizza shop in Wilmington.<\/p>\n

Read more Ex-Dodger Scott Erickson grilled in civil trial over crash that killed 2 brothers<\/a><\/p>\n

Andres Castellas was celebrating at Red West Pizza in Wilmington Saturday afternoon. He was surrounded by family and friends before the happy celebration quickly took a violent turn.<\/p>\n

Police and family say Castellas was trying to deescalate a fight between two women before he was shot by a man who fled on foot. Castellas died at the scene.<\/p>\n

“They robbed us of someone,” Maria Rondan, Castellas’ girlfriend, told Eyewitness News. “They took somebody’s father, son and I just don’t understand why.”<\/p>\n

Rondan’s daughter Michelle Costa described Castellas as a peaceful person who didn’t like violence. Loved ones say he moved from Colombia about three years ago to provide for his 5-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n

Read more LA mayor\u2019s race: Tech entrepreneur Adam Miller says the city needs a business leader<\/a><\/p>\n

“He was a very happy guy,” Rondan said. “He was the type of a guy that he’ll walk in the room and make you feel special even when you didn’t think that about yourself.”<\/p>\n

Castellas’ family and friends want to honor his memory.<\/p>\n

“We want him to know that we’re here for him,” Costa said. “We’re always going to be here for him. We’re always going to celebrate him.”<\/p>\n

A restaurant employee, a man in his 20s, was also shot. He was taken to a hospital with injuries not life-threatening.<\/p>\n

Police say the shooting suspect remains at large.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Castellas’ friends and family have set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral arrangements.<\/p>\n

Read more Lakers eliminated from playoffs as Thunder complete sweep<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A father celebrating his 26th birthday was shot and killed after he tried to break up a fight between two women at a popular pizza shop in Wilmington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles","tag-wilmington-los-angeles-los-angeles-county-double-shooting-shooting-deadly-shooting-fatal-shooting-man-killed"],"yoast_head":"\nFather celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop - Orange County Movers Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop - Orange County Movers Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A father celebrating his 26th birthday was shot and killed after he tried to break up a fight between two women at a popular pizza shop in Wilmington.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orange County Movers Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-12T20:05:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6ee5fd9772d3de1701dcc94407b7488d\"},\"headline\":\"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-12T20:05:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149\"},\"wordCount\":324,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"WILMINGTON LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES COUNTY DOUBLE SHOOTING SHOOTING DEADLY SHOOTING FATAL SHOOTING MAN KILLED\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Los Angeles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149\",\"name\":\"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop - Orange County Movers Report\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-12T20:05:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6ee5fd9772d3de1701dcc94407b7488d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?p=149#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Orange County Movers Report\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6ee5fd9772d3de1701dcc94407b7488d\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orangecountymoversreport.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop - Orange County Movers Report","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop - Orange County Movers Report","og_description":"A father celebrating his 26th birthday was shot and killed after he tried to break up a fight between two women at a popular pizza shop in Wilmington.","og_url":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149","og_site_name":"Orange County Movers Report","article_published_time":"2026-05-12T20:05:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6ee5fd9772d3de1701dcc94407b7488d"},"headline":"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop","datePublished":"2026-05-12T20:05:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149"},"wordCount":324,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg","keywords":["WILMINGTON LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES COUNTY DOUBLE SHOOTING SHOOTING DEADLY SHOOTING FATAL SHOOTING MAN KILLED"],"articleSection":["Los Angeles"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149","url":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149","name":"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop - Orange County Movers Report","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-12T20:05:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6ee5fd9772d3de1701dcc94407b7488d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06911b19b91da1530865c2f5d03a332c.jpg","width":1600,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=149#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Father celebrating birthday shot, killed after trying to break up fight at Wilmington pizza shop"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/","name":"Orange County Movers Report","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6ee5fd9772d3de1701dcc94407b7488d","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com"],"url":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}