17-year old boy shot and killed by three Somali gangsters

Hopeton Bennett, age 17

17-year old Hopeton Bennett, his half-brother, Julian Velasquez, 21, and a woman, Christina Selmon, 20, were together in a San Diego apartment when three gang members of Somali descent, Abdifaith Said, 23, Abdulaziz Mohamed and Adbiwahab Noorein, both 21, were in the apartment and opened fire during an argument.

From the article:

Kennedy also would not discuss how the shootings appeared to have played out or disclose a possible motive, except to say that they apparently took place during an argument that broke out at a social gathering.

The three victims were visiting friends at the large residential complex on the night of the shootings.

The deadly violence may have been related to a disturbance that occurred at the same address two days earlier, police said. Neighbors reported hearing loud arguments from inside the residence on several recent occasions.

Bennett and Selmon were both killed. Velasquez suffered a wound to the face.

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