Gabriel Banos Arcos, 17

June 19, 2009, 2:04 p.m.

Gabriel Banos Arcos, a 17-year-old Latino, was shot several times and died June 19 at a hospital. He was shot in the 6200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Arcos was standing at a bus stop with friends when someone came up and shot him, said Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator and chief of operations for the coroner's office.

He was shot about 1:25 p.m., taken to the hospital, and died at 2:04 p.m., Harvey said. Police are calling his killing possibly gang-related.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Tony,
It is comments like yours that make it so easy to take up a postition like mine. Of course these types of people are good to their family and friends as long as neither crosses them but what about the rest of society? Where to they fit in Gabriel's world? Because itsn't that what it becomes his world and we all just take up space in it? Growing up I had an uncle through marriage I don't think he was actually related to me but never the less...he was a high ranking member of a motorcycle gang. He did some really bad stuff to people but yet I really liked him growing up. I didn't spend that much time with him but I liked him. It wasn't until much later when I was older and realized what he did and who he hung out with that I realized just what an awful person he really was. Now we don't know everything that Gabriel did and how he went about doing what he did but lets not suger coat things either. Be honest, about what he was, what he represted and what he did do. Put it all out there and then let the chips fall where they may. He was man enough to take on the responsiblity of gang life, he was proud of where he was in life and what he was doing. Right? I mean he didn't denounce his gang did he? He still hung out with them didn't he? Take up his pride of gang life for him do right be him and put all his life out there and then let each of us make up our own minds about the life he lived. At least that way there is no mistake or miscommunication because everything is out.

— Uncle doing life Nov. 19, 2011 at 1:24 a.m.