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SALINAS HOMICIDE TRIAL 03-17-11 19:00 a.v.

2 Salinas men are slated to appear in court on Monday for a drive-by fatal shooting that occurred over 2 years ago. 21-year old Benjamin Puga Carrillo and 28-year old Valentin Navarro Rivas are charged with the shooting death of James Lopez, who was gunned down at the intersection of John Street and McGowan Drive on January 12th of 2009. Carrillo was identified as the driver of the vehicle and Rivas as the person who shot Lopez. Both men are reported known members of “La Posada Trese”, a subgroup of the Sureno criminal street gang.

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