Inglewood, Ca.
Although i didn't talk to him in years , he was still a nice guy everytime we hung out at our other friends house for beers during the holidays, all thou he never touched the weights, he was a getbigger trying to save his kids lives
RIP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221215/Desmond-John-Moses-Family-Inglewood-shooting-rampage-pictured.html
Pictured: The beautiful family destroyed when gunman killed father and four-year-old son in deadly home invasion that left mother and two children in hospital
Masked gunman's body found in Inglewood, California, home next to victims
Desmond John Moses lived in bungalow behind family's house
He 'blamed Lamas family' for eviction notice served by their landlord
Moses wore painter's mask and bulletproof vest during attack
Filimon Lamas, 33, was shielding three of his children when he was killed
His four-year-old son was also shot dead
Mother, 28, boy, six, and seven-year-old girl also received bullet wounds
Boy, eight, only member of family to escape unharmed
His wife Gloria Jiminez, 28, was shot in both legs but managed to carry their seriously wounded four-year-old boy out of the house, police said.
Paramedics found her collapsed on the street. The child, who was shot in the head, died in hospital.
Investigators believe Moses, who shot himself in the head after the rampage, entered the family's home around 4am wearing a dark cap and a white painter's mask.
Suspect: Police believe Desmond John Moses, 55, attacked his neighbors after being served with an eviction notice
He is thought to have fired ten times, also wounding a seven-year-old girl in the chest, while a six-year-boy suffered a bullet wound to the pelvis. An eight-year-old boy escaped injury.
The mother and daughter remain in hospital in a stable condition; the six-year-old boy has been released.
Moses had lived in the bungalow behind the Lamas' home for 17 years.
Police recovered a loaded .38 caliber revolver registered to Moses at the scene.
His body, burned beyond recognition, was found inside the bungalow late on Saturday. Detectives are almost certain it is him; an autopsy to be carried out today will determine whether it is.
Moses had 'what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head,' wore body armor and carried additional ammunition in his pockets.
Relatives said Mr Lamas and Ms Jiminez were high school sweethearts who recently got approval for a home loan, and were looking to move out of their property, where they had lived for eight years, and into a bigger house.
Authorities launched a manhunt and evacuated surrounding homes after the shooting rampage, but it wasn't until hours later that they found the charred body because it was hidden under layers of debris.
The Los Angeles Times yesterday reported that Moses has held a security guard registration with the California Department of Consumer Affairs since 1984. However, police said they did not know whether he was working as a security guard.
Mr Lamas owned a small cafe near his home and had worked hard to turn it into a thriving business.
The house where the family lived was next door to Ms Jimenez's parents' home.
Her brother, Jaime, told the Times that Mr Lamas was a devoted family man.
'All he breathed was his family. All he did, all he talked about was his family,' Mr Jimenez said of his brother-in-law.
Police Chief Mark Fronterotta said: 'The father was found draped over two of the children, shielding them.'
Police kept fire crews away from the burning home due to concerns that the gunman was still inside or hiding nearby in the bushes, KCAL reported.
About 8.30am, they were allowed to approach the residence and managed to extinguish the flames.
Five homes in the immediate area have been evacuated and other residents were asked to stay away as officers scoured the neighborhood in search of the gunman.
Yesualdo Ramirez, 20, described the children targeted in the attack as 'happy kids' who enjoyed playing soccer.
Judy Castellanos, whose daughter is related to the 30-year-old victim, described the suspected killer to the Times as a 'really weird' and 'dangerous' recluse who would not let anyone into his home.
She said he lived in one of the three rental units on the property, but had not paid rent for years and was asked to leave by the end of the month.
