“19-Year-Old Gang Member Charged with Attempted Murder of Paralyzed Cheerleader in San Diego Shooting”
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A 19-year-old suspected gang member has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting that left a Lincoln High School cheerleader — an innocent bystander — paralyzed, the District Attorney’s Office said Monday.
The defendant, Juan Diaz Velazco, also faces assault with a firearm and other charges for the shooting outside a Talmadge house party. He pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court on Monday and faces up to 72 years to life in prison if convicted.
The criminal complaint indicates the defendant faces several allegations, including that the shooting was done for the benefit of a street gang.
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Diaz Velazco is also charged with weapon possession. The complaint alleges he had a 2021 conviction as a juvenile for assault with a deadly weapon — and that it was gang-related — and he was thus barred from having a firearm.
The shooting happened about 12:50 a.m. Oct. 28 on El Cajon Boulevard at Winona Avenue.
Gang members issued challenges to rivals outside of the party, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors allege Diaz Velazco fired the first shots.
The 17-year-old victim was shot in her back.
Jail records indicate Diaz Velazco was arrested Thursday. He remained jailed without bail Monday.
His arrest followed “a multiweek extensive investigation” conducted by gang units with San Diego police and the District Attorney’s Office.
“This case demonstrates the destructive consequences of gang violence on neighborhoods and people who want to live in peace,” District Attorney Summer Stephan said in a statement. “We will keep fighting to make our neighborhoods safe and hold criminals accountable.”
The victim is the niece of Shane Harris, head of People’s Association of Justice Advocates. A few days after the shooting, the girl’s family called for justice and peace.
The Talmadge shooting was one of at least four across the county that weekend. In El Cajon, a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were killed in a shooting that police there said they suspect was gang related.
That same weekend, a gunman chased a teenager into a Chula Vista restaurant and opened fire. The teenager was shot in the leg, as were two customers. An employee was grazed by a bullet.
And in San Diego’s Emerald Hills neighborhood, someone was shot in the thigh at a house party.
19-Year-Old Gang Member Charged with Attempted Murder in Shooting of High School Cheerleader
SAN DIEGO — A 19-year-old suspected gang member has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting that left a Lincoln High School cheerleader — an innocent bystander — paralyzed, the District Attorney’s Office said Monday.
The defendant, Juan Diaz Velazco, also faces assault with a firearm and other charges for the shooting outside a Talmadge house party. He pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court on Monday and faces up to 72 years to life in prison if convicted.
The criminal complaint indicates the defendant faces several allegations, including that the shooting was done for the benefit of a street gang.
Diaz Velazco is also charged with weapon possession. The complaint alleges he had a 2021 conviction as a juvenile for assault with a deadly weapon — and that it was gang-related — and he was thus barred from having a firearm.
The shooting happened about 12:50 a.m. Oct. 28 on El Cajon Boulevard at Winona Avenue.
Gang members issued challenges to rivals outside of the party, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors allege Diaz Velazco fired the first shots.
The 17-year-old victim was shot in her back.
Jail records indicate Diaz Velazco was arrested Thursday. He remained jailed without bail Monday.
His arrest followed “a multiweek extensive investigation” conducted by gang units with San Diego police and the District Attorney’s Office.
“This case demonstrates the destructive consequences of gang violence on neighborhoods and people who want to live in peace,” District Attorney Summer Stephan said in a statement. “We will keep fighting to make our neighborhoods safe and hold criminals accountable.”
The victim is the niece of Shane Harris, head of People’s Association of Justice Advocates. A few days after the shooting, the girl’s family called for justice and peace.
The Talmadge shooting was one of at least four across the county that weekend. In El Cajon, a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were killed in a shooting that police there said they suspect was gang related.
That same weekend, a gunman chased a teenager into a Chula Vista restaurant and opened fire. The teenager was shot in the leg, as were two customers. An employee was grazed by a bullet.
And in San Diego’s Emerald Hills neighborhood, someone was shot in the thigh at a house party..
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