Lawndale Gang Member Convicted of Attempted Murder
Late Monday, a jury came back with guilty verdicts against Gilbert Espinoza, a 32-year-old gang member who shot at three teenage boys in Lawndale because he believed they were rivals. One bullet hit one of the 14-year-old boys, and left him paralyzed in wheelchair-bound for life.
The user comments at the end of our story are the usual, predictable kind of stuff with one faction making anti-gang and sometimes racist comments and the other claiming Espinoza's innocence. It's a bit heated.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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