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Guam - A fatal hit and run leaves not one, but three young women dead.


Bryan Gallen remembers his sister Cherrica, and her two friends Saly Ana Edwin Santos, and Julia George.


The three girls loved to sing and dance and called themselves "The Star Squad."


Over the weekend, Gallen tells KUAM he believes the trio was visiting a friend in the Gil Baza Subdivison. Because they didn't have a ride, they began their trek home to Agafa Gumas by foot where they were believed to be hit by a car early Saturday morning.


Their sudden death has rattled the local FSM community.


 He said, "If we don't stand up if we don't say anything if we don't bring this out to the community and bring awareness, then nobody's going to do anything. There's going to be another hit and run and it's going to be the same thing."


According to Natewined Foundation founder and executive director Eddie Nathan Winis, two of the girls were Pohnpeian and one Kosraean. The girls have been identified as 19-year-old Cherrica Rasko Gallen, 16-year-old Saly Ana Edwin Santos, and 16-year-old Julia George. Santos and George are sophomores at Simon Sanchez High School while Cherrica Gallen is a recent graduate from the Yigo school.


Earlier this year, the Natewined Foundation was established to empower the local Micronesian community, specifically the FSM, and address issues affecting them.


In response to the Saturday's fatality, Einis says a candlelight vigil will be held this weekend at the scene of the crime.


"I think these three girls because of them, I know our community was like they had a big impact because they were so young and they died so unexpectedly we feel like this is our time, this is the time to stand up and try to do something about this," he said.


It was early Saturday morning the Guam Police Department responded to an incident along Chalan Ramirez in Yigo. On the scene were three unconscious women along the roadway leading to the Gil Baza Subdivision. Although two were pronounced dead, one remained in critical condition for hours before passing away.


The incident was classified as a hit and run with GPD releasing the description of the suspect vehicle as a Nissan with damage to the front of the car and possible damage to the windshield and missing plastic under carriage cover on the right fender.


Today GPD spokesperson A.J. Balajadia confirms they believe to have identified the suspect driver, but arrests are pending autopsies.


For Winis, his biggest hope is that justice is served.


"Our people feel like no one's working on it. No one cares about it. No one cares about finding the truth and justice to the families of the people who died," he said.


"The reason why we think it's very important is because this is not the only hit and run we've ever had in our community in Guam. We've had so many and so many are unsolved until today."


For Bryan Gallen, he asks the community to stay strong as his sisters are in a better place. He also encourages people to stay off the road because he does not want to see this happen to anyone else.


The candlelight vigil is set for Saturday, December 6 at the scene in Yigo.


Showtime is 7 p.m. with the ceremony set to begin at 8 p.m.


For more information, visit the Natewined Facebook page or call 838-3632.


Meanwhile, chief medical examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola tells KUAM he conducted the autopsy on one of the girls today.


He confirms Cherrica Gallen died from a broken neck and laceration of the liver and also observed minor abrasions to her abdomen.


Espinola is slated conduct autopsies on Santos and George on Tuesday.