COUSIN HELD IN MAN'S SHOOTING DEATH.Byline: - Nicholas Grudin An 18-year-old man was 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 at a weekend family gathering in South Glendale when his cousin was showing him a new gun, and it accidentally went off, relatives of both men said Tuesday. ``We think that my cousin dropped his gun, and it went off,'' said Miriam Montes mon·tes n. Plural of mons. , the 24-year-old sister of the victim, Jorge Montes. ``All we know right now is that it appears to be an accident.'' But authorities continue to hold David Rafael Vivas, 23, of Pico Rivera Pico Rivera (pē`kō rĭvĕr`ə), city (1990 pop. 59,177), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., SE of Los Angeles on the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo rivers; inc. 1958 with the union of Pico and Rivera into one community. , in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $1 million bail in the Saturday night slaying of his cousin at the Chattanooga Club Restaurant, 811 E. Colorado Ave. Vivas is scheduled to be arraigned today on a charge of murder. Both of the men were attending a quinceniera - 15th birthday celebration - for Vivas' sister when the shooting occurred, said Leticha Chang Chang (chăng) or Yangtze (yăng`sē`, yäng`dzŭ`), Mandarin Chang Jiang, longest river of China and of Asia, c.3,880 mi (6,245 km) long, rising in the Tibetan highlands, SW Qinghai prov. , spokeswoman for the Glendale Police Department. ``(Jorge Montes') wife and his parents were there. ... It was the worst possible scenario,'' Chang said. Miriam Montes, who also was at the party, said that there had never been any trouble between her brother and Vivas, and relatives believe Montes was shot while Vivas was showing him a new gun. |
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