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  • Simi Valley police officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 2600 block of Phipps Avenue at about 1 a.m. Sunday, August 11, 2013.
  • A 19-year-old Simi Valley man was hospitalized Sunday after being shot in the arm and abdomen.
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gang activity, shooting, ventura county news
  • Levon Iskandaryan (L), Mambreh Khachian (R)
  • Two gang members were arrested for robbing a victim during a meeting set up through a for-sale posting on Craigslist.
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arrest, gang activity, lapd, los angeles news
  • A map indicates the location of a fatal shooting near Maple Avenue and 28th Street in South Los Angeles on Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • An investigation is underway after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed following a confrontation with teens in South L.A.
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south los angeles, shooting, gang activity, los angeles news
  • A 26-year-old woman was killed following an apparent drive-by shooting in the 500 block of 95th Street in South Los Angeles Friday, July 19, 2013.
  • A 26-year-old woman was killed following an apparent drive-by shooting in South Los Angeles Friday, officials said.
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shooting, murder, gang activity, los angeles news
  • Police announced Monday the arrest of two suspects in the murder of a Gardena man. A third suspect remained at large.
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south bay, homicide investigation, murder, shooting, gang activity, los angeles news, melissa macbride
  • Cecilia Virgen-DeLeon
  • A woman has been arrested for allegedly coordinating Los Angeles gang activity from her home in Salina, Kansas.
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arrest, gang activity, los angeles news
  • A map indicates the area near the 1700 block of Royal Avenue in Simi Valley where a juvenile was stabbed and a second assaulted with a baseball bat on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
  • A juvenile was stabbed and a second assaulted with a baseball bat after a gang-related fight broke out in Simi Valley.
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fight, arrest, stabbing, gang activity, ventura county news
  • Law enforcement vehicles are shown in a South Los Angeles intersection, investigating a possible gang-related shooting on Friday, May 17, 2013.
  • A man drove himself to the police station in South Los Angeles after he was shot while sitting in his car.
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south los angeles, gang activity, shooting, los angeles news
  • A map indicates the area near the 4600 block of Telegraph Road in Ventura where a 21-year-old man was assaulted by five alleged gang members on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
  • A 21-year-old man was hospitalized following a violent assault by as many as five alleged gang members.
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fight, gang activity, los angeles news
  • Aaron Shannon Jr., seen in a photo provided by family, was killed on Halloween 2010.
  • A mistrial was declared in the trial of a gang member accused in the 2010 Halloween killing of a 5-year-old boy.
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south los angeles, gang activity, shooting, eyewitness news
  • Aaron Shannon Jr., 5, died hours after he was declared brain dead by doctors on Monday. He was shot in the head on Halloween when he was in the backyard of a home in South Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010.
  • A mistrial was declared in the trial of a reputed gang member accused in the 2010 Halloween killing of a 5-year-old boy.
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gang activity, shooting, south los angeles, los angeles news, amy powell
  • An LAPD raid has shut down an alleged food truck extortion racket in Los Angeles aimed at small-business operators.
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lapd, arrest, gang activity, los angeles news, rudabeh shahbazi
  • An investigation is under way in the 4500 block of Huntington Drive in El Sereno after two men were shot and wounded while standing in the front yard of a home during a party on Sunday, March 17, 2013.
  • Two men have been hospitalized following an apparent-drive by shooting outside a house party in El Sereno.
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shooting, gang activity, los angeles news
  • A Pomona Police Department patrol car is shown in this undated file photo.
  • A wave of deadly shootings is forcing the Pomona Police Department to step up its presence on the city's streets.
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pomona, shooting, gang activity, los angeles news, john gregory
  • Crime tape ropes off the scene of a shooting near a bus stop in South Los Angeles on Saturday, March 2, 2013.
  • Three teenage boys were rushed to the hospital following a shooting at a bus stop in South Los Angeles.
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shooting, gang activity, south los angeles, los angeles news
  • Compton sheriffs deputies responded to a shooting on the 600 block of South Long Beach Boulevard Sunday morning, Feb. 24, 2013.
  • Compton sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting on the 600 block of South Long Beach Boulevard Sunday morning.
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shooting, gang activity, homicide investigation, murder, los angeles news
  • Ladawn Bell, 45, is shown in this photo provided by her family members. Bell was struck and killed by a stray bullet in a gang-related shooting in Jefferson Park on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013.
  • An innocent bystander died after being struck by a stray bullet while she was outside of a home in Jefferson Park.
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south los angeles, gang activity, shooting, los angeles news
  • Ladawn Bell, 45, is shown in this photo provided by her family members. Bell was struck and killed by a stray bullet in a gang-related shooting in Jefferson Park on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013.
  • An innocent bystander was killed after being struck by a stray bullet while she was outside of a home in Jefferson Park.
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gang activity, south los angeles, shooting, eyewitness news
  • Ladawn Bell, 45, is shown in this photo provided by her family members. Bell was struck and killed by a stray bullet in a gang-related shooting in Jefferson Park on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013.
  • An innocent bystander died after being struck by a stray bullet while she was outside of a home in Jefferson Park.
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gang activity, south los angeles, shooting, eyewitness news
  • Investigators are shown at the scene of a shooting in the 1700 block of 35th Place in the Jefferson Park area of South Los Angeles.
  • An innocent bystander was killed after being struck by a stray bullet while she was outside of her house in Jefferson Park.
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gang activity, south los angeles, shooting, eyewitness news
  • A graffiti tag attributed to an Anaheim gang that had an injunction issued against it Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
  • A gang injunction was issued against a violent Anaheim street gang, the OC District Attorney announced Wednesday.
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gang activity, orange county news
  • An armed man ran down the street as children were getting ready to go home, and a fast-acting officer went into action.
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arrest, school, gang activity, lapd, los angeles news, miriam hernandez
  • A reputed Mexican mafia member has been accused of directing criminal activity through his daughter while in jail.
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arrest, gang activity, drug cartel, los angeles news
  • A map indicates the area where a 21-year-old man was stabbed on the 500 block of East Santa Clara Street in Ventura, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012.
  • Police are searching for a gang member who stabbed a 21-year-old Oxnard man in Ventura Thursday.
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stabbing, gang activity, ventura county news
  • A Los Angeles County sheriffs deputy is wheeled away on a stretcher after he was shot while trying to detain a group of reported gang members in the Florence area of South Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.
  • Authorities on Sunday announced the arrest of three men on charges of attempted murder on an L.A. County sheriff's deputy.
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gang activity, shooting, los angeles county sheriff's department, los angeles news
  • A Los Angeles County sheriffs deputy is wheeled away on a stretcher after he was shot while trying to detain a group of reported gang members in the Florence area of South Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.
  • Four suspects have been arrested but more could be at large after a sheriff's deputy was shot and injured in Florence.
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gang activity, shooting, los angeles county sheriff's department, los angeles news, darsha philips
  • A Los Angeles County sheriffs deputy is wheeled away on a stretcher after he was shot while trying to detain a group of reported gang members in the Florence area of South Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.
  • Four suspects have been arrested but more could be at large after a sheriff's deputy was shot and injured in Florence.
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gang activity, shooting, los angeles county sheriff's department, eyewitness news
  • A Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department patrol car is shown in this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 photo.
  • Four suspects have been arrested but more could be at large after a sheriff's deputy was shot and injured in Florence.
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los angeles county sheriff's department, gang activity, shooting, eyewitness news
  • Law enforcement and fire officials gather behind police tape near the scene of a fatal shooting on North Marine Avenue in Wilmington on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.
  • A murder investigation is under way in Wilmington after a driver was shot and killed on North Marine Avenue.
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shooting, gang activity, lapd, los angeles news
  • Deputy Juan Abel Escalante is seen in this undated file photo. Escalante was shot and killed Aug. 2, 2008 outside his Cypress Park home.
  • A gang member on Tuesday pleaded guilty to killing an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in 2008.
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gang activity, murder, los angeles news
  • Police investigate an officer-involved shooting in Anaheim on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.
  • An Anaheim police officer shot a gang member during a confrontation early Sunday morning.
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officer-involved shooting, gang activity, orange county news, leanne suter
  • Police investigate an officer-involved shooting in Anaheim on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.
  • An Anaheim police officer shot a gang member during a confrontation early Sunday morning.
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gang activity, officer-involved shooting, eyewitness news
  • A bicycle is shown at the scene of a fatal shooting near La Bonita Avenue and 17th Street in Santa Ana on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.
  • A man on a bicycle was shot and killed in Santa Ana, and police say the victim was a known gang member.
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shooting, gang activity, orange county news, darsha philips
  • A bicycle is shown at the scene of a fatal shooting near La Bonita Avenue and 17th Street in Santa Ana on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.
  • A man on a bicycle was shot and killed in Santa Ana, and police say the victim was a known gang member.
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shooting, gang activity, eyewitness news
  • Ten people were arrested in connection with two gang-related shootings that happened in Moorpark in August.
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gang activity, shooting, arrest, ventura county news
  • Jimmy Hernandez
  • Two men were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle in Santa Ana.
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arrest, murder, homicide investigation, shooting, gang activity, orange county news
  • Jimmy Hernandez
  • Two men were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle in Santa Ana.
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homicide investigation, arrest, murder, shooting, gang activity, eyewitness news
  • Authorities appear at the scene of a shooting in Compton that killed one person and injured two others on Monday, September 10, 2012.
  • A lone gunman in a gang-related shooting in Compton left one person dead and two others in the hospital.
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shooting, gang activity, los angeles news, q mccray
  • A boy is wheeled away by emergency personnel after he suffered a gunshot wound during a shooting at the Avalon Gardens apartments in Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.
  • Three people were injured, including a 9-year-old, in a shooting at the Avalon Gardens apartments in Los Angeles.
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shooting, gang activity, los angeles news
  • Authorities say 49 violent criminals from Anaheim were arrested on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for crimes ranging from drug trafficking to homicide.
  • Authorities say 49 violent criminals from Anaheim were arrested Friday for crimes ranging from drug trafficking to homicide.
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arrest, gang activity, orange county news, q mccray
  • Officers are seen in a Highland Park neighborhood in this undated file photo.
  • Highland Park residents are on edge over a sharp spike in daytime shootings and gang related violence in the area.
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arrest, gang activity, shooting, highland park, los angeles news, amy powell
  • A parole officer takes a person into custody during a major gang sweep called Operation Guardian.
  • A task force of police, deputies, parole officers and feds carried out a major gang sweep called 'Operation Guardian.'
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arrest, gang activity, los angeles news, robert holguin
  • A documented gang member on parole was arrested after shooting at officers in Santa Paula Friday.
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officer-involved shooting, gang activity, ventura county news
  • Officers gather at a scene of a police shooting in Pomona on Saturday, June 30, 2012.
  • A reported gang member pointed a gun at officers, sparking a police shooting in Pomona.
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pomona, officer-involved shooting, gang activity, los angeles news, darsha philips
  • Officers gather at a scene of a police shooting in Pomona on Saturday, June 30, 2012.
  • A reported gang member pointed a gun at officers, sparking a police shooting in Pomona.
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officer-involved shooting, pomona, gang activity, eyewitness news
  • Police tape ropes off the scene of a gang-related shooting in Panorama City on Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
  • An innocent bystander in Panorama City was hit by gunfire in an apparent gang shootout on Sepulveda Place.
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gang activity, shooting, los angeles news
  • Santa Ana Police Chief Paul Walters is leaving a legacy of being a tough fighter of gang violence.
  • Santa Ana Police Chief Paul Walters is leaving a legacy of being a tough fighter of gang violence.
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gang activity, orange county news, eileen frere
  • Pedro Espinoza, May 23, 2012
  • Jurors recommended the death penalty for Pedro Espinoza, convicted of murdering high school football star Jamiel Shaw.
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murder, gang activity, court case, los angeles news, miriam hernandez
  • Pedro Espinoza, May 23, 2012
  • Jurors recommended the death penalty for Pedro Espinoza, convicted of murdering high school football star Jamiel Shaw.
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gang activity, court case, murder, eyewitness news
  • Pedro Espinoza, May 23, 2012
  • Jurors recommended the death penalty for Pedro Espinoza, convicted of murdering high school football star Jamiel Shaw.
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gang activity, court case, murder, eyewitness news