2 teens leaving party are killed
Two teenagers were fatally shot Saturday during a confrontation between street-gang members and partygoers in the Valencia Park neighborhood, police said.
The victims, Monique Palmer, 17, and Michael Taylor, 15, were at a party when gang members attempted to crash the event, said Lt. Kevin Rooney.
The gang members displayed handguns and yelled gang challenges before they left, Rooney said.
Shortly after midnight, Palmer, Taylor and several other partygoers were walking on the street when two young men confronted the group and began shooting, Rooney said.
Palmer was declared dead at the scene; Taylor died at a trauma center at 1:36 a.m.
Rooney said anyone with information is asked to call police at (619) 531-2293 or (888) 580-8477.
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