SALINAS JUVENILE SHOT TO DEATH, GIRLFRIEND GETS AWAY VS

A 17-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND DEAD BY SALINAS POLICE OFFICERS FRIDAY NIGHT AT ALMOST 11 P.M. THE HISPANIC JUVENILE WAS FOUND IN THE 900 BLOCK OF ACOSTA PLAZA, DEAD FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. POLICE LEARNED THAT THE VICTIM HAD BEEN STANDING WITH HIS 17 YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND, WHEN 2 HISPANIC MALES ASKED HIM A GANG RELATED QUESTION, THEN FIRED AT THE VICTIM. HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS ALSO SHOT AS SHE RAN AWAY. SHE TOOK A BULLET IN HER ANKLE, BUT HER INJURY IS NOT LIFE THREATENING. DETECTIVES ARE QUESTIONING WITNESSES, AND THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.