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Mom Charged in Gang-related Homicide of 13 year old ~ Long Beach

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The Los Angeles Times reports:

The mother of a suspected gang member allegedly drove a group of youths to a Long Beach park to kill a 13-year-old boy in retaliation for an earlier dispute, police said Tuesday.

Eva Daley, 30, and seven youths, including her 14-year-old son, were recently arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Jose Cano, said Officer Jackie Bezart, spokeswoman for the Long Beach Police Department. At least one of the seven was involved in a previous confrontation with Cano, Bezart said.

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