By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer May 9, 2012 | 4:09 p.m. LOS ANGELES – After about 4 hours of deliberations the jury found 18th Street gang member Pedro Espinoza guilty of 1st degree murder in the 2008 killing of Jamiel Shaw Jr. While walking home in the Washington Heights neighborhood, Shaw crossed paths with [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer May 9, 2012 | 2:04 p.m. LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, closing arguments were presented in the murder trial of Pedro Espinoza, the teenager accused of killing Jamiel Shaw, 17, on March 2, 2008. Espinoza, now 22, was dressed in a dark brown double breasted suit with glasses and [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer May 7, 2012 | 6:47 p.m. Updated: May 8 | 11:51 a.m. Correction: The defense did call one witness, LAPD officer Javier Hernandez on May 3, 2012. LOS ANGELES — Monday morning defense attorney Csaba Palfi was ready to present his defense in the murder trial of Pedro Espinoza [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer May 7, 2012 | 4:15 a.m. PST Friday marked the fourth and final day of the prosecution’s case against Pedro Espinoza who is accused of killing Jamiel Shaw, Jr. on March 2, 2008. LAPD Gang Expert testifies Officer Winston Lee of the LAPD testified Friday morning in the trial [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer May 6, 2012 | 3:38 a.m. PST LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, the murder trial of Pedro Espinoza continued, marking the third day of testimony. Juan Torres was the last witness and under the direct examination of Deputy District Attorney Allyson Ostrowski when trial recessed on Tuesday. Torres resumed [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer May 2, 2012 | 11:55 p.m. PST Opening Statements On Monday, opening statements in the murder trial of Pedro Espinoza began. Espinoza is on trial for the 2008 killing of Jamiel Shaw Jr., who was a standout football star at Los Angeles High School. On March 2, while walking [...]
Andrea Kowalchik (The South Los Angeles Report) | April 24, 2012 Pedro Espinoza sat silently in court wearing a brown suit, glasses, and sporting a fresh crew-cut. He kept his eyes focused on his lawyers, asking them questions periodically. Directly behind him in the first row, sat the Shaw family. While the defense questioned potential [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer April 3, 2012 | 8:35 a.m. PST It’s been over a year since Daniel “Monster” Silva, 18, was gunned down on the corner of Alsace Ave and Roseland, but his memorial still stands. While sitting in a car, an assailant walked up and shot Silva on the morning of [...]
By Alex Alonso STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 31, 2010 | 2:27 p.m. LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Last week a judge dismissed the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Jamiel Shaw Jr. against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Lee Baca. The Shaw family filed the lawsuit after learning that their son’s [...]
By Alex Alonso September 9, 2009 As a gang researcher the issue of illegal immigration comes up often when being interviewed or asked to opine on the subject of Los Angeles gangs. For some, illegal immigration is a major reason why street gangs exisit, but the reality is that most gang members, including Hispanics, are [...]
Pedro Espinoza, an illegal immigrant, is charged with murder with special circumstances in the 2008 shooting death of Shaw, a 17-year-old high school football star. By Andrew Blankstein Los Angeles Times August 27, 2009 The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office will seek the death penalty against the 20-year-old gang member charged with killing 17-year-old [...]
KTLA News 10:54 AM PDT, August 26, 2009 LOS ANGELES — The gang member accused of murdering a local high school football player will face the death penalty, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Pedro Espinoza is charged with the murder of 17-year-old Jamiel Shaw. Shaw, a standout Los Angeles High School football player, was shot and killed [...]
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