CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
A 23-year-old gang member has been convicted of murdering teen actress Tara Correa-McMullen and another person during a two-day shooting rampage in 2005.
Damien Watts was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
He was arrested after he fired at a group of people outside an Inglewood apartment complex Oct. 21, 2005, killing the 16-year-old actress and injuring two men.
Correa-McMullen, whose real name was Shalvah McMullen, appeared in the movie “Rebound” and had a recurring role on “Judging Amy” as a former gang member named Graciela.
Watts was also convicted of killing Thomas Sanders, 31, who was shot in front of a home as he loaded laundry into a car.
A co-defendant, Joseph Wayne Jones, is awaiting trial.
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