KILLING KIDS: There was a big jump...
KILLING KIDS: There was a big jump in minors arrested for homicide in Orange County in 1989, and officials blame drive-by shootings. . . . “You have multiple people involved in one murder,” a sheriff’s spokesman says. “One guy pulls the trigger, and there may be four guys in the car.” . . . The 1990 figures may be higher, given the continuing arrests for gang-related killings as well as three recent cases of youngsters shooting friends or relatives and the killing of another teen on a Dana Point beach.
CHILDREN WHO KILL Minors arrested in Orange County for murder or non-negligent manslaughter. 1990: Not available 1989: 23 1988: 10 1987: 8 1986: 7 1985: 7 Source: California Department of Justice
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