2 Gang Members Held in Thousand Oaks Killing
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THOUSAND OAKS — Two members of a local gang called the Small Town Hoods were arrested Sunday night on suspicion of murdering a 20-year-old mother with a bullet meant for a rival gang member, authorities said.
Scott Kastan, 18, of Westlake Village, and Patrick Strickland, 22, were taken into custody after surveillance of several locations by 14 Ventura County sheriff’s deputies, Lt. Tony Ditzhazy said.
The victim, Jennifer Jordan, was gunned down Friday night in the city’s first fatal drive-by shooting. She was struck in the head by a bullet at 9:30 p.m. while standing outside a house where members of a gang called the Houston Hoods often congregate.
Ditzhazy said Sunday night that the name of the alleged triggerman was not being released.
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