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Police seek two wanted in shooting Sunday night incident injures one man on the Westside. It is the city's second gang-related violent attack in two months. Deepa Bharath Daily Pilot June 3, 2003 COSTA MESA — Police are looking for two men in connection with a gang-related shooting that happened Sunday night on the city's Westside, officials said. The victim, a 20-year-old Costa Mesa resident, took a bullet in his back, but his injury was not life threatening, Lt. Dale Birney said. Birney said the victim and another man were standing in an alley behind the 800 block of Center Street when they were approached by "at least two other individuals." "There was an exchange of words," Birney said. "Then one of the two men pulled out a handgun and fired a round, striking the victim in the back." He said police do not know how many bullets were fired in the alley. The victim was hit by a single bullet. Birney said it is not clear which of the men belonged to gangs, but that police are sure that it is a gang-related incident. "Officers are at this point trying to gather numerous reports in this case," he said. Police do not have a description of the alleged shooter, Birney said. This is the city's second gang-related incident in about two months. On April 15, a 15-year-old boy was stabbed several times with a pair of scissors. The boy recovered and police arrested one of his assailants, but a second one is still at large. Costa Mesa Police Gang Unit Sgt. Tim Schennum said the incidents do not indicate an upward trend in gang violence. "Gang activity is like a roller coaster," he said. "Yes, we've noticed an increase in graffiti and other activity over the last two months. But there has not been any radical activity, nothing out of proportion." Schennum said the department is missing the benefits of Target, a countywide anti-gang task force, that was shut down earlier this year because of lack of funds. That program provided the department with a designated district attorney, a probation officer and a prosecutor specially for gang-related cases. •  DEEPA BHARATH covers public safety and courts. She may be reached at (949) 574-4226 or by e-mail at deepa.bharath@latimes.com. News Topics | Home | Research | History | Blood Gangs | Crip Gangs | People| Life in a Gang | Gallery | Iraqi Cards | Memorial | Migration | Graffiti | Resume| Injunctions Homicides | Maps | California Prisons | Contact

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