LONG BEACH -- Two teens accused in the killing of a Wilson High student after her school's homecoming game last fall appeared briefly in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing.
The trial for defendants Tom Love Vinson and Daivion Davis, however, is still a long way off, court staff said.
Vinson, a former Wilson student who was enrolled in a continuation school at the time of the incident, is charged with being the triggerman in the killing of 16-year-old Melody Ross and the attempted murder of two surviving victims.
Davis, a former Lakewood High School student, is charged as Vinson's accomplice.
Both defendants were 16 at the time of the slaying, but have been charged as adults and face the possibility of life without parole if convicted on all counts.
Police and prosecutors say the pair fired into a crowd of thousands of spectators at about 10 p.m. just outside of the entrance to the Wilson campus on Ximeno Avenue between Seventh and Tenth streets.
The maximum capacity crowd at the game against cross-town rivals Poly High School had just let out and the sidewalk and street were clogged with kids and their parents as well as school staffers and community supporters.
Vinson allegedly opened fire on his gang rivals after Davis allegedly started a confrontation by yelling gang names at the opposing group, authorities charge.
Ross was an innocent bystander and merely caught in the line of fire, police and prosecutors said.
The defendants were ordered Tuesday to return to the court on June 23 for another pre-trial conference. Their trial date is not likely to be set before the end of August, court staff said.
The two teens are being held without bail pending trial.
The trial for defendants Tom Love Vinson and Daivion Davis, however, is still a long way off, court staff said.
Vinson, a former Wilson student who was enrolled in a continuation school at the time of the incident, is charged with being the triggerman in the killing of 16-year-old Melody Ross and the attempted murder of two surviving victims.
Davis, a former Lakewood High School student, is charged as Vinson's accomplice.
Both defendants were 16 at the time of the slaying, but have been charged as adults and face the possibility of life without parole if convicted on all counts.
Police and prosecutors say the pair fired into a crowd of thousands of spectators at about 10 p.m. just outside of the entrance to the Wilson campus on Ximeno Avenue between Seventh and Tenth streets.
The maximum capacity crowd at the game against cross-town rivals Poly High School had just let out and the sidewalk and street were clogged with kids and their parents as well as school staffers and community supporters.
Vinson allegedly opened fire on his gang rivals after Davis allegedly started a confrontation by yelling gang names at the opposing group, authorities charge.
Ross was an innocent bystander and merely caught in the line of fire, police and prosecutors said.
The defendants were ordered Tuesday to return to the court on June 23 for another pre-trial conference. Their trial date is not likely to be set before the end of August, court staff said.
The two teens are being held without bail pending trial.
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