TEEN ARRESTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF MONROE STUDENT.Byline: Dominic Berbeo and Lisa Van Proyen Staff Writers A second teen-ager has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Monroe High School For other uses, see James Monroe High School. Monroe High School may refer to:
The 15-year-old suspect was arrested in a raid at his home late Thursday night after officials were tipped by members of the community where he lived, 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 Detective Mike Oppelt. An 18-year-old gang suspect, Luis Acosta, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting of 16-year-old Giovanni Avelar as he walked home from school July 21, police said. Although overall crime has declined citywide, officials said, gang-related crimes 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. increased sharply in the first half of this year. Paula Rangel, a community activist, said the arrest of both suspects was due in large part to tips from residents. ``Mothers talk to other mothers through the `comadre network' to take an active role in maintaining a safe community,'' she said. ``Five years ago, we wouldn't have seen this. This is a neighborhood that has been empowered.'' The gang-plagued North Hills is one of the neighborhoods hardest hit in the Valley by gang violence, and an anti-gang court injunction was recently imposed in the area along Langdon Avenue, where the crime took place. A hearing in Sylmar Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial is set for Monday to decide whether to prosecute the 15-year-old suspect as an adult or a minor, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Sgt. Kristie Romero said. The boy is an admitted gang member, and his name was withheld because of his age, police said. The weapon used in the shooting has not been found, Oppelt said. Police say Avelar was not affiliated with any gangs but was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was attacked in the 9000 block of Langdon Avenue by the 15-year-old suspect, police said, after being asked what gang he belonged to and responding that he didn't belong to any. When he fought back, police say, Acosta entered the fray fray 1 n. 1. A scuffle; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl. 2. A heated dispute or contest. tr.v. frayed, fray·ing, frays Archaic 1. To alarm; frighten. 2. with a rifle and 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 Avelar several times in the upper body before the two suspects fled on foot. |
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