ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SALINAS vs

A 17 YEAR-OLD WAS STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BY BULLETS FIRED BY 2 GANG MEMBERS AROUND 8 O'CLOCK MONDAY MORNING IN SALINAS. THE TEENAGER WAS WALKING IN THE 100 BLOCK OF VILLA STREET, WHEN TWO MALES GOT OUT OF A GREEN HONDA AND CHALLENGED HIM ABOUT HIS GANG AFFILIATION. WHEN HE SAID HE WAS NOT A GANG MEMBER, BOTH SUSPECTS OPENED FIRE. HE WAS STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES AS HE RAN AND HID UNDER A NEARBY CAR. THE SUSPECTS DROVE OFF BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED. THE VICTIM SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING WOUNDS TO HIS PELVIC AREA AND LEGS. HE WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO A SAN JOSE AREA TRAUMA CENTER. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.