7 KILLED IN VALLEY SINCE FRIDAY.Byline: ANGIE VALENCIA-MARTINEZ Staff Writer Seven people have been killed in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. since Friday, police said, including two men fatally fa·tal·ly adv. 1. So as to cause death; mortally: fatally injured. 2. So as to result in disaster or ruin. 3. According to the decree of fate; inevitably. Adv. 1. shot late Monday. Jesus Garcia, 25, was killed about 10 p.m. in an alley alley an area in a cow barn identified by its particular purpose such as a loafing alley, a walking alley or feeding alley. near the 20700 block of Hartland Street in Winnetka in an apparent gang-related shooting, officials said. Another man was wounded by the assailants, described only as two Latinos. About 15 minutes later, Nelson Ramirez, 20, was gunned down while sitting in his car listening to music in the 14900 block of Vanowen Street. His killers were believed to be two Latino gang members, police said, although Ramirez did not belong to a gang. Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . investigators believe the slayings
could be connected, and they asked anyone with information to call Van
Nuys Homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. detectives at (818) 756-9970 or West Valley detectives at
(818) 374-7721.
``The time frame is close,'' said Lt. Gary Hallden, commanding officer of West Valley detectives. ``It's not that far apart. It's possible that it could be the same.'' LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Deputy Chief Michel Moore, the Valley's commanding officer, said the recent spate of violence is unusual. ``The Valley does not experience this level of homicides with this frequency,'' he said. Moore noted that four of the seven killings were considered to be domestic matters, including the triple slaying Friday of David and Toni Menard and their daughter, Ashley. And David Allan Weir, 24, is being sought in the fatal shooting Sunday of his 22-year-old girlfriend, Victoria Ramirez, in Sherman Oaks. Three of the slayings, including Saturday's shooting death of 17-year-old Brian Stansfield at the La Fiesta Super Mall in North Hollywood, are evidence of street violence, Moore said. angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3699 |
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