Cops pop two MS for shooting near Birmingham High School
Rick's on the scene as we speak, but here's a quick link to Jason's early post on the arrest of two Mara Salvatrucha members for a pair of shootings near Birmingham High School in Van Nuys.
Here's the top:
VAN NUYS - Two members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang are in custody in connection with the shooting Monday afternoon at a fast-food restaurant near Birmingham High School in Van Nuys and are believed responsible for at least three other shootings - none fatal - in the San Fernando Valley since August.
Walter Guerra, a documented member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, and Sanderson Montes, both 18, were arrested this morning at their homes, in connection with the apparent gang-related attack on Monday, which left a man hospitalized and was unrelated to the school, said Los Angeles Capt. James Miller.
In that shooting, a 23-year-old man was shot in the leg and elbow by two Latino males who approached him as he sat at a Jack In The Box Restaurant on Vanowen Street, just east of Balboa Boulevard, near Birmingham High School, said LAPD Sgt. Teresa Wilson.
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Comments
Why bring all these references to Birmingham High into this, other than proximity? The Jack-in-the-Box is closer to Valley Altenative School, Independence High School, Mulholland Middle School, Gault Street Elementary School,and LAUSD's District 1 Headquarters. Why have none of these facilities been named in all of these reports?
Simply because the school is close to where crimes are does not mean that the students at that school were in any way responsible, as has been implied by the constant repetition of the name "Birmingham" in all these reports.
Posted by: Stephen Schaffter | September 14, 2007 5:02 PM
Stephen,
Thanks for taking note of the stories. I wasn't the writer on any of them, but I did notice in the most recent update, that Rick wrote last night, that one of the alleged shooters was a Birmingham alum. Also, judging from Rachel's earlier post, the gang problems are most sharply focused at BHS. I don't know if that answers your question, but I hope it helps somewhat.
Thanks again for reading,
Brent
Posted by: Brent | September 15, 2007 12:42 PM