SOLDIER SHOT IN SYLMAR AFTER GANG CONFRONTATION.Byline: RICK COCA coca (kō`kə), common name for shrubs of the genus Erythroxylum, particularly E. coca, of the family Erythroxylaceae, and found abundantly in upland regions and on mountain slopes of South America, as well as in Australia, India, Staff Writer In the third gang-related attack outside a 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. high school in the last four months, a 19-year-old man was shot Tuesday Tuesday: see week. outside Sylmar High School Sylmar High School is a public school in the northeast San Fernando Valley in the Sylmar district of Los Angeles, California. Established in the 1950s, it is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, District 2, and serves more than 3,600 students in grades 9-12. after reportedly laughing at gang members, police and witnesses said. The unidentified man -- who friends said was a former Sylmar High student just back from Army basic training -- and a 15-year-old friend drove to the school at 13050 Borden Bor·den , Gail 1801-1874. American surveyor and inventor who developed condensed milk (1853) and other food products. Borden, Lizzie Andrew 1860-1927. Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . to pick up another friend, the teenage boy said. On nearby Astoria Street, they drove by three gang members standing across from the school, who flashed gang signs, said the boy, who asked not to be named. ``They threw it up (gang signs) with their fingers, and he just laughed,'' said the boy, who attends another high school. After parking and getting out of the car near the school, the man returned to his car and was waiting inside when the three gang members approached him. The shooter, a male Latino wearing a white cap and a white shirt, opened fire before fleeing on foot into a nearby apartment building, said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police pokesman Jason Lee. The man was struck once in the upper body. His injury was not life threatening. He was taken to an area hospital where he was in stable condition, Lee said. Another friend who saw the shooting said one gang member warned against shooting the man. ``One of the guys said, `Not right now; not right now, and the other guy just ran up to the car and started shooting.'' Police have made no arrests. rick.coca(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3329 CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: Police investigate Tuesday outside of Sylmar High School where a 19- year-old male was shot after reportedly laughing at gang members. The victim is in stable condition at a local hospital. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Map: Gang related shooting Daily News |
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