DEATH IN NEWHALL VICTIM SURVIVED ATTACK FOUR YEARS AGO.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer NEWHALL - A Newhall man, who survived a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang four years ago, was found stabbed to death Monday in his Newhall home, sheriff's officials said. Salvador Gonzalez, 24, was found by family members shortly after 6:40 a.m. in a one-room unit within a house in the 24300 block of Race Street in East Newhall. ``He was discovered by family members stabbed to death,'' said Lt. Tom Martin, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . ``He had been stabbed multiple times.'' 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. investigators had found no motive motive or motif (mōtēf`), in music, a short phrase or passage of two or more notes and repeated or elaborated throughout the composition. The term is usually used synonymously with figure. in the slaying. ``There are different avenues that we are exploring,'' Martin said. ``It's too early in the investigation. There's nothing to give us a clear direction.'' Neighbors said Gonzalez had been involved in a street fight days earlier about a block from his home. ``He liked to fight,'' said Anna Hernandez, who often went out with Gonzalez and other friends. ``He would get into arguments about anything.'' Investigators said they found no evidence Gonzalez was a gang member. ``We found no hard evidence to indicate he belongs to any of the street gangs,'' Martin said. ``There's nothing in the records that say he is a gang member. ``We know about an argument, but we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. of any connection,'' Martin added, in response to a question about the earlier fight. In 1998, Gonzalez and a friend were shot in a drive-by shooting perpetrated by the friend's rival gang members from Val Verde Val Verde may mean:
Gonzalez was shot in the head and had been in a coma coma, in medicine coma, in medicine, deep state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused even by painful stimuli. The patient cannot speak and does not respond to command. . His friend, Robert Aguilera, 20, died of his wounds. Friends said that Gonzalez worked in construction and had lived in Newhall with his two brothers and a sister. He recently moved to Race Street with his mother, when she arrived from Mexico. ``He was a good man,'' said Gelacio Hernandez, a neighbor. ``He was nice.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. edition only) A 24-year-old man was found stabbed to death Monday outside this home in the 24300 block of Race Street in Newhall. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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