2 Teen Friends, Alleged Gang Members, Slain
From Times Staff Reports
Two teenage boys, reportedly members of a street gang, were fatally shot early Saturday in the Oak View section of Huntington Beach, the first slayings in the city in nearly 2 1/2 years.
Heriberto Tapia Vasquez, 16, and his close friend, Oscar Gaytan, 18, were shot as the two walked together about 12:50 a.m. Saturday, police and relatives said.
The killings were the first in Huntington Beach since November 1999, authorities said.
No arrests had been made as of late Saturday.
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