She had no known enemies or reason to fear. But her Rodeo killing appeared targeted, police say

RODEO — About 10 minutes before she was shot and killed, 28-year-old Daniella Avila stopped by the BevBox on Parker Avenue, picked up some items, then got back into a black BMW and headed off toward a nearby apartment building.

Avila, a Concord resident, was simply going about her business, and gave off no indication that anything was amiss. But someone was watching her that night, and when she hung a left on Parker Avenue towards the Rodeo waterfront, another vehicle seemed to take note and changed direction to follow, authorities said.

Whoever was trailing Avila on the night of Aug. 26, 2023 is probably responsible for what happened next. Police say that she was shot in the neck by a rifle, surviving long enough to make it to a nearby resident’s front door in an apparent attempt to see