Incident

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2-22-2019 California Gardena 1-2

Location

February 22, 2019

Incident Address

Gardena, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: David Amaro-Poblano
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Marcos Medina
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Drive-by (car to street, car to car)
Gang involvement

Notes

Victim fatally shot in a case of mistake identity. Suspects arrested 05/30/19

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/17-Year-Old-Honor-Student-Killed-in-Drive-By-Shooting-in-Gardena-506297241.html

URL: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/06/04/gardena-police-arrest-2-in-shooting-death-of-honor-student-earlier-this-year/

URL: https://www.avpress.com/news/man-teen-arrested-in-killing-of-honor-student/article_9a2a9ee4-871d-11e9-a1b1-7b2867ff7342.html

District

Congressional District: 43
State Senate District: 35
State House District: 66