Deadly gang fight at ocean beach

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Deadly gang fight at Ocean Beach

By Ethan Fletcher
Staff Writer
efletcher@examiner.com
Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2004

An unusually steamy day at Ocean Beach turned deadly on Tuesday afternoon when a man was killed and another injured as gangs clashed at the parking lot between The Great Highway and the beach.

Police received a 3 p.m. call that two men were hurt during a brawl between Fulton and Lincoln streets, at The Great Highway. When police arrived they found one victim dead and another wounded. It was still unclear whether the victims had been shot or stabbed, according to police spokeswoman Maria Oropeza.

Police have made one arrest and as many as six suspects were detained.

"There were quite a few witnesses and it sounded like there were a lot of people involved," Oropeza said. "There have been conflicting stories, which is often the case with gang-related incidents."

Both victims were Hispanic males between the ages of 20 and 25. As of 6:30 p.m. the murder victim's body was still lying diagonally in the parking lot, covered by a white sheet.

"Unfortunately it's a sunny day and people come out to hang out," Oropeza said. "Who knows what the argument was about."

One young man at the scene said the groups involved were from 18th and Mission streets.

"One gang claimed red and other gang claimed blue," said the observer, who asked not to be identified. "There was a scuffle and two people brought out knifes. One person pulled a gun and fired shots."

He said the armed suspect may have run down to the beach and abandoned the gun after the clash.

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Deadly gang fight at Ocean Beach

One young man at the scene said the groups involved were from 18th and Mission streets.

"One gang claimed red and other gang claimed blue," said the observer, who asked not to be identified. "There was a scuffle and two people brought out knifes. One person pulled a gun and fired shots."

He said the armed suspect may have run down to the beach and abandoned the gun after the clash.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Don't bring a knife to a gun fight!

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