BREAKING NEWS
KTLA-TV in Los Angeles has just published a report stating that prosecutors will seek the death penalty for accused killer Pedro Espinoza. Espinoza is charged with killing high school football star Jamiel Shaw II last year.
It’s not only an emotionally charged case, but a political one, too. Espinoza, an illegal immigrant, had [...]
Archive | Pedro Espinoza RSS feed for this section
KTLA: Gang Member Faces Death in Jamiel Shaw case
Read full story •
Comments Off
"Jamiel's Law" petition falls short of making LA's May ballot
It’s a murder case that broke many hearts, strained race relations and fueled intense debate over illegal immigration. Some had hoped that “something good” could emerge from the March 2, 2008 shooting death of a 17-year-old boy named Jamiel Shaw II.
Shaw (archives) was a high school football star (Rise Magazine named Shaw’s murder one [...]
Read full story •
Comments Off
Shaw murder named one of year's top high school sports stories (VIDEO)
Rise Magazine has included the murder of 17-year-old high school football star Jamiel Shaw II in its list of top high school sports stories of 2007-2008. The list was also published today on the magazine’s Web site, RiseMag.com.
In beginning its overview of the Shaw case, Rise Magazine writes:
It seems obvious to label the murder of [...]
Read full story •
Comments Off
Judge throws out lawsuit against LAPD's Special Order 40
Long before an illegal immigrant was charged with murdering a star high school athlete named Jamiel Shaw II earlier this year, Los Angeles resident Harold Sturgeon had filed a lawsuit aimed at repealing LAPD’s Special Order 40. Today, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threw out the lawsuit.
Special Order 40 took effect in 1979 [...]
Read full story •
Comments Off
Dramatic testimony emerges in Jamiel Shaw II murder case
ESPINOZA TO STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER
Update (June 20): LA Times, Defense lawyer seeks to link slain L.A. student to gang
Update (June 19): Associated Press, Man, 19, to stand trial in LA athlete murder case
Update (June 19): KNBC, Suspect in Jamiel Shaw slaying to stand trial
Update (June 19): KABC, Judge orders Espinoza to stand trial for [...]
Read full story •
Comments Off
Jamiel Shaw II's parents speak-out in new documentary
The Los Angeles murder story that continues to fuel heated political debate concerning illegal immigration is now the focus of a new documentary produced by the alternative news source Full Disclosure Network. The documentary provides an in-depth interview with the parents of the late Jamiel Shaw II.
Police say Jamiel Shaw II, 17, was walking home [...]
Read full story •
Comments Off
Slideshow: Scenes from “September’s Symmetry”
Recent Comments