Fatal shooting was gang-related; teen targeted, Salinas police say - MontereyHerald.com :: "15-year-old boy who was shot and killed outside a Salinas market has been identified by police as Jorge Alberto Mendez Barrera.
Police said that about 7p.m. Sunday, Mendez went to the Fairway Market at 323 Williams Road with friends. He was returning to their vehicle when a man with a gun approached and shot him several times.
'We don't have any reasons as to why at this time,' Salinas Police spokesman Lalo Villegas said Monday.
Police have determined the shooting was gang-related, and it appears Mendez was singled out and targeted by the shooter.
'We know that he associated with gangs,' Villegas said.
After he was shot, Mendez was taken to a Salinas hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said."
Police said that about 7p.m. Sunday, Mendez went to the Fairway Market at 323 Williams Road with friends. He was returning to their vehicle when a man with a gun approached and shot him several times.
'We don't have any reasons as to why at this time,' Salinas Police spokesman Lalo Villegas said Monday.
Police have determined the shooting was gang-related, and it appears Mendez was singled out and targeted by the shooter.
'We know that he associated with gangs,' Villegas said.
After he was shot, Mendez was taken to a Salinas hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said."

