7-year old killed in Salt Lake City drive-by.

[Drunken Irishman]

:(

They caught the bastards, thankfully!

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9804855">Four nabbed in drive-by gun slaying of 7-year-old girl

[Gman]

1. At the beginning of the article it says

Frank Benavidez, 20, was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County jail and suspicion of first-degree homicide. The juveniles -- Gabriel Magallon, 17; Mae Johnson, 16; and Tiona Vigial, 16 -- also are in custody, suspected of first-degree homicide.

Then the article says a few paragraphs later...

Police have not released the names and ages of the juveniles they suspect of shooting Santos.

Probably merged two articles and published without proofing.

[aspergris]

3. Either that

Or they used a different source for the juvies names than the police.

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Most likely they updated the article without fixing the last part.

[Longtooth]

2. Tragic. We must ban drive-bys.

[Spoonman]

5. Try, just try to explain why this piece of shit should not receive the death penalty

In June 2006, Benavidez pleaded guilty to third-degree felony counts of aggravated assault and discharging a firearm from a vehicle or highway.

Benavidez also pleaded guilty to third-degree felony failure to stop at the command of a police officer. Prosecutors dismissed three counts of retaliation of a witness, victim or informant and two misdemeanors.

Third District Judge Deno Himonas sentenced Benavidez in both cases to be deported, which occurred a month later, according to court records.

Himonas ordered Benavidez not to return illegally to United States and issued a $25,000 bench warrant in case he did return.

In a third case, Benavidez was charged in October 2006 with aggravated kidnapping, robbery and assault. That case was dismissed two months later because prosecutors were unable to locate the victim.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. In this case, I do not oppose the death penalty.

When a child is murdered, I can't.

[gorfle]

7. Why I oppose the death penalty

I used to be pro-death penalty. But now I am not. Why? Too many people have been exonerated recently after spending many years in prison.

The only time I am in favor of the death penalty is when there is no doubt as to the guilt or innocence of the criminal, such as when there are multiple witnesses.

[Spoonman]

12. Good points

So now line up the evidence, bring out the witnesses, followed by the gurney and needle!

[tburnsten]

9. I can't think of a reason N/T

[spin]

8. Another gang related shooting...

From the link posted in the OP:
Police said the shooting is gang-related and may stem from threats reported in the neighborhood earlier in the day. Investigators would not say whether the alleged threats were directed at the family of the little girl, but they did say it is unlikely she was the shooter's target.

********snip*********

Multiple neighbors said there appeared to be a growing gang problem in the neighborhood, claiming crowds of "little gang-bangers" have been frequenting the intersection where the girl was shot.
"It's just bound to get worse -- revenge against revenge against revenge," said one neighbor who did not want to be identified for fear of gang retaliation. "You don't want to let your kids play outside. Bullets don't have eyes."

To me organized gangs are terrorists and should be treated as such. If we fail we made end up in a situation like Mexico. One example:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20071204-1514-mexico-musicianskilled.html

[Drunken Irishman]

10. Gangs are once again becoming a huge issue in this neighborhood.

Salt Lake is a pretty small city in a large metro (only about 170,000 people; county with 1 million people and a metro close to two million) and this neighborhood, located about 2 miles west of downtown, has a population of about 20,000 or so. However, there have been 4 murders here in the past year and that's just deaths. It doesn't seem like a lot, but for a neighborhood of 20,000, that is extremely high.

[radioburning]

11. I definitely don't blame the repeat felon, or the parents of the kids driving around with guns.n/t

[Spoonman]

13. You don't blame the repeat felon?!

Or the parents of the kids driving around with guns?!

Maybe I'm not grasping what you are saying.
I truly hope this is an attempt at sarcasm.

[radioburning]

14. I am most definitely...

...being sarcastic. I'm a gun guy, and was making fun of the way anti's will say how we need to get rid of guns because of this. I.E. this was the gun's fault...

[SteveM]

15. Whew! I thought you were part of the compassion crowd around here. (nt)