Teen Bystander Killed in Thwarted Car Break-In
An 18-year-old high school student who dreamed of becoming a police officer was shot and killed by a suspected car stereo thief. It was the fourth shooting death in Oceanside in less than a month.
Moises Ruiz Ortiz died late Saturday after being shot while he stood inside his family’s living room. The teenager’s uncle had gone outside to confront a thief apparently trying to steal a stereo from the family car, according to the victim’s relatives.
The thief fired a gun in the direction of the uncle, police said. At least one bullet hit Ruiz Ortiz in the chest.
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