P. v. Salazar CA6
Defendants Juan Salazar, Jr. and Enrique Nunez Lopez were members of a Sureño gang. At a gang meeting on July 28, 2012, Lopez directed three gang members to beat up a 17-year-old member of the gang, Melina, as punishment for dating a Norteño. At the same meeting, Lopez accused fellow gang member Daniel “Frosty” Fraga, who was not at the meeting, of being “no good” because he had been seen associating with Norteños. Later that day, Frosty confronted Lopez about the accusation at the home where he and several other gang members, including Salazar, were hanging out. Hector “Osito” Reyes, Frosty’s friend and a member of another Sureño gang, accompanied Frosty. Frosty punched Lopez and a fight ensued between Frosty, Lopez, Osito, Salazar, and two other gang members. During the fight, Frosty stabbed Lopez and Salazar and Osito beat two gang members in the head with the butt of a gun. Salazar shot and killed Frosty and Osito.
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