The up-and-coming artist, who performed under the stage name DELAROSA, had released her first song in August, “No Me Llames.”

LOS ANGELES — A 22-year-old Latin musician was fatally shot in what authorities described as an ambush-style attack early Saturday morning in the San Fernando Valley, leaving two others critically wounded, according to local media reports. 

Maria De La Rosa died at a local hospital after being shot while sitting in a parked vehicle in Northridge, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The shooting occurred just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, police said in a statement issued Monday morning.

Witnesses described seeing two men approach the vehicle at around 1:25 a.m. Saturday, according to LAPD officials. Multiple rounds were fired at the vehicle, striking all three occupants, authorities said.

De La Rosa was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, according to police. The two other victims were said to be in critical condition Saturday morning, LAPD confirmed. They have not been identified. 

The rising artist, who performed under the stage name DELAROSA, had released her first song in August, “No Me Llames” (“Don’t Call Me”), and maintained a social media presence with more than 40,000 Instagram followers.

Her final Instagram post from showed her with an electric guitar in a recording studio, suggesting she was working on new music. 

“Ocupando cocinando en el Stu … Ya es tiempo,” she wrote. “Busy cooking in the [studio] … It’s about time.”

Detectives believe the shooting was gang related, according to NBC Los Angeles. However, the motive remains under investigation and no arrests have been made, police said.