A man and a woman have been charged with murder in connection with a drive-by shooting in Long Beach that killed a 12-year-old boy and injured a 14-year-old girl, District Attorney George Gascon announced Monday.
Reshawn Jonae Strother, Destenee Sheree Scipio and a third person whose name was not released drove to the area of Hill Street and Lewis Avenue on May 9 where they fired numerous shots at three victims, killing Eric Gregory Brown III and wounding a 14-year-old girl, Gascon said.
Strother, 20, is accused of being the shooter. He is charged with one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder, one count of conspiracy to commit a crime, one count of unlawful firearm activity, one count of carrying a loaded firearm, one count of assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
Scipio is charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of conspiracy to commit a crime.
Strother is being held in lieu of $6 million bail and Scipio in lieu of $4 million bail, according to Los Angeles County jail records.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 21 in the Long Beach Courthouse.
“These two individuals stand accused of a heinous act of violence that shattered the lives of innocent children,” Gascon said. “With callous disregard for human life, they allegedly orchestrated an attack that claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy and left a 14-year-old girl wounded.
“Today, we begin the process of holding them accountable for their actions. We will seek justice for the victims, their families, and our community, as we strive to ensure that such senseless acts of violence have no place in our society.”
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