Homicide victim's family speaks

Weeks ago I wrote a short story, an update, identifying a victim of a homicide that happened in June in Pacoima as Alberto Molina Jr. The headline, which I wrote, read something like "Man identified in gang shooting." I got an e-mail from an acquaintance of the family telling me the headline was terrible. I responded, saying I would be pleased to hear from the family of Molina, to talk about the victim for a follow-up story. They agreed. Their son was not in a gang, both the family and the cops said, although the man who pulled the trigger may have been in a gang. Molina was an altar boy and an aid at his local church school in Sun Valley. What follows is the story as told to me by the family of their son who died in senseless violence one night in Pacoima. dailynews.com