Panfila Gabriela Gallegos

Panfila Gabriela Gallegos — known to family and friends as “Bunny” — was a beloved daughter, mother, aunt and grandmother whose life was rooted in family and neighborhood ties in the La Puente area. Public remembrances organized by relatives describe her as a person who held family at the center of her life; after her death her family established an online fundraiser and memorial space where loved ones shared condolences, photos and memories.

News reports and a family fundraiser identify Panfila by name and age; local law-enforcement updates show she suffered a gunshot injury on the night of October 16, 2024, and was later pronounced deceased at a hospital. Those factual details are noted by authorities and appear in contemporaneous local reporting, but they do not define her whole life. What is clear from the public record is that she carried family roles that mattered to those closest to her — daughter, mother, aunt and grandmother — and that her loss prompted immediate outreach from relatives and neighbors who gathered online and in person to support funeral arrangements.

Public information about Panfila’s earlier life, work, and personal interests is limited in publicly available sources. Where details are scarce, her family’s fundraiser and memorial messages provide the most direct insight into how she will be remembered: as someone whose presence created connections and whose absence is deeply felt. The memorial efforts that followed her death — messages, candles, and a family-organized fundraiser to help cover funeral costs — reflect a circle of people who loved her and wanted to honor her memory.

This remembrance centers Panfila’s human relationships rather than the circumstances of her death. Those who wish to leave a memory or learn how to offer support were guided by the family’s public fundraiser and memorial postings. If more family-authorized tributes or a formal obituary become available, they should be used to expand a fuller portrait of the life she led and the people she loved.