3 Fatally Shot in Southland Gang Conflict
Three men were killed in weekend gang attacks, officials said Sunday.
A member of a rival gang followed Jose Zaragosa, 18, and Alexander Martinez, 21, into a doughnut shop near Hancock Park about 9:45 p.m. Saturday and opened fire, hitting both, police detective Bill Humphry said.
Zaragosa, struck in the abdomen, died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center about 11 p.m. Martinez refused medical treatment for a leg wound. No arrests were made.
Alfredo Rangel, 18, of Inglewood was arrested on suspicion that he shot to death Conrad Treviso, 18, of Pacoima about 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Pacoima. Treviso died at Holy Cross Hospital. Detectives said the shooting resulted from a gang fight.
Marc A. Smith, 18, was found shot to death about 8 a.m. Saturday in a vacant lot outside the Nickerson Gardens housing project in Watts, a sheriff’s deputy said. Detectives believe the shooting was gang-related, although it was not known if Smith was a gang member.
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