6 Teen-Agers Held in Sun Valley Slaying
Los Angeles police have arrested six teen-age gang members in the Friday night death of a man who was beaten and shot after a dispute at a party in Sun Valley, detectives said Monday.
Police on Saturday and Sunday arrested Hector Hernandez, 18, of Sun Valley; Efren Alvarez, 19, of North Hollywood, and four juveniles from the same areas, Detective Mike Coffey said. Two of the youths are 14, one is 13 and the other 15, he said.
All six are being held on suspicion of murder in the death of Thomas Francis Langton, 18, of Tujunga, who was not a gang member, authorities said.
Langton had gone to a party in the 7500 block of Cartwright Avenue when he was chased and then attacked by the teen-agers, who were also at the party but did not know him, police said.
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