Youth Arrested in Stabbing Death
A 17-year-old suspected gang member was arrested Friday on suspicion of stabbing to death another 17-year-old who was helping his mother expel unwanted guests from a party.
Police believe the suspect, whose name was not released because of his age, stabbed Edward Navarrette on Sept. 22 in retaliation for a gang-related incident.
According to police, Navarrette did not belong to a gang but did associate with known gang members, who apparently were the targets of retaliation.
On the night of his death, Navarrette had been trying to help his mother eject a group of people who had crashed his party at the Navarrette house on the 3900 block of San Mateo Avenue.
“A large fight broke out between invited guests and the intruders after belligerent remarks were made to (Navarrette’s) mother,” Los Alamitos Police Cmdr. Gary Biggerstaff said in a prepared statement.
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