Edhat Staff
By edhat staff
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the teenager killed in a shooting near Goleta last week as 19-year-old Enzo Marino Rastelli.
The shooting took place around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 7 in the 600 block of Burtis Street in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County, often referred to as “Noleta.”
It’s believed Rastelli was in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle with another 19-year-old in the driver’s seat. The suspect reportedly walked up to the vehicle and began shooting at the two teens.
Rastelli suffered fatal injuries while the other victim was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in critical but stable condition.
The Sheriff’s Office placed the neighborhood on lockdown while they searched for the suspect, described as a male in his early 20’s, either white or Hispanic, with dark hair. The lockdown was lifted after several hours as investigators believed the suspect had previously fled the area.
As of last week, the motive for the shooting had yet to be determined. The Sheriff’s Office stated the suspect is still at large, however, investigators do not believe that the general public is at risk.
All residents who live within a half-mile radius of Burtis Street are asked to check their home security systems, cameras, and video doorbell technology, for any suspicious activity between the hours of 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM on January 7. Suspicious activity could include unusual vehicles or persons, or activity that seems contrary to normal neighborhood activity.
Anyone with information or video should contact the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Bureau at 805-681-4150, or call the anonymous tip line at 805-681-4171.
A family member stated they are waiting on the autopsy report which is currently backlogged due to COVID-19 deaths, according to a GoFundMe account his family set up to help pay for funeral expenses.
The fundraising page stated Rastelli was enrolled in Santa Barbara City College’s Culinary Arts program and greatly enjoyed cooking.
“He brought levity everywhere he went and with whomever he was around. He loved taking pictures… you’d always see him with his camera or GoPro in hand,” the fundraiser page stated. “A true lover of the outdoors hanging out on mountain tops to surfing the ocean waves. An amazing athlete who excelled at everything he immersed himself in. Loved by many with friends that cover the continent.”
Friends described Rastelli as a “very adventurous, outgoing, funny, and kindhearted person who was loved by everyone that has had the privilege to meet him.” A second online fundraiser was created by his friends here.
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[Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with new information regarding the online fundraising campaigns]
No doubt, the surviving shooting victim knows more….
Hmm there are multip go fund me accounts for this guy! https://www.gofundme.com/f/enzo-rastellis-memorial-sbcc-student-age-19
Yeah probably. It disturbs me that there are multiple gofundme accounts …
Uh, are we sure this is the right GoFundMe link? The one in the Edhat article is completely lacking details and looks potentially fraudulent!! The one SBSAND linked has tons of pictures and details (and about 4x the money raised).
SBSAND – so what? Maybe multiple people are trying to help. How does this affect you? Why is there always someone criticizing gofundme efforts whenever someone dies unexpectedly? So ghoulish!
SACJON, consider that there is “criticism” (is this what we’re calling due diligence these days?) not because people like to complain, but because people actually care that the money is going to the right hands and that those in need are not swindled out of donations. This is why it is against GoFundMe rules to have multiple campaigns for the same cause: to prevent fraud. Allowing multiple campaigns means bad actors can easily swipe details, photos, etc. and create a convincing duplicate campaign. “So what?” Well, if this is the case, that is $6k+ going to a stranger. That’s a big “so what” in my opinion.
4:41 – is it your money? No? Then not your problem. Why do people here always run to see if there’s a gofundme account every time someone dies? I’ve seen it time and time again people here complaining that either A) there shouldn’t be or B) why so much is being given or C) there’s multiple ones, therefore something sinister is afooot.
STARSB – take your half assed “detective” skills elsewhere. There are rules against speculating on deaths, for good reason.
Sacjon you are strangely defensive and that also concerns me…
Multiple gofundme accounts speak of fraud, that’s a fact based in reality. But enjoy being defensive, it does not offend me.
SBAND – I’m defensive because you’re sullying the comment section of a tragic death with your uninvited assessments based on your own boredom and paranoia. Believe it or not, sometimes people have more than one group of friends/family. Take your weird “concern” elsewhere.
PS Jon – A 19-year-old boy, maybe 2 if the other is seriously injured, losing their life to gun violence in my neighborhood DOES offend me, however. It is sad, it is worrisome, it makes me angry. I want to know what happened and who did it and I want it stopped. He clearly isn’t your run of the mill gang SB member so yes, speculation, leads us to wonder what else had happened. My heart aches for the family and loved ones, and for a young life lost… and also, fraud – that offends me.
SBSAND – just as I thought… “A second online fundraiser was created by his friends here.” Now, please take your presumptive and feigned “concern” elsewhere.
You are a really angry dude!
My concern was based upon double accounts online which can result in people fraudulently obtaining money from good-hearted people that want to help. Again, you are a bit out of control but that’s not my problem. I’m glad that edhat updated the article and that it is transparent.
Easy availability of guns, handguns in particular. One gun for every USian. Easy for criminals to get them. Guns don’t kill people, people with guns kill people.
People with knives kill people (Rogers) People with cars kill people(Attias). How about we spend time finding the reason someone wants to kill and fix the problem not blame the tool.
Gee, and what is that tool made to do?