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Article: Death penalty possible for 4 in Richmond slayings
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- September 2, 2009
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Police knowledge of a local gang hangout helped them net four
people in a brutal shotgun slaying minutes after the act while the
suspects burned evidence in a Richmond garage, detectives say.
Gang turf issues likely preceded the attack inside a San Pablo
Avenue barbecue joint that killed two men and terrorized the
neighborhood Sunday.
"It was clearly a gang shooting. An execution, really," said
Deputy District Attorney Harold Jewett, who filed charges Wednesday
that make the suspects candidates for the death penalty. "It
hearkens back to the days of Al Capone, with a modern-day twist."
Arrested were Victor Torres, 19; Steven Miranda, 20; Eliseo
Flores, 22; and Ignacio Ruiz; 28. Each was ...