The Pilot
A 16-year-old gang member pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder in the shooting death of a 15-year-old runaway from Monterey Park and the wounding of a 13-year-old girl. Albert Gonzales faces a maximum prison term of 20 years and four months when he is sentenced Jan. 6 in Norwalk Superior Court, Deputy Dist. Atty. Patrick Sequeira said. Gonzalez was accused of opening fire on a group of rival gang members last July, killing Autumn Aparicio and injuring Sonya Ortiz of East Los Angeles.
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