"Much like a fatal stabbing involving teenagers at San Jose's other large mall, Santana Row, back in February, the alleged shooter in this case did not actually know the men he allegedly intended to shoot, but he perceived them to be members of a rival street gang, just because of the colors they were wearing. (The 15-year-old boy killed in February, who was not a gang member, was allegedly targeted because he was wearing a red jacket on Valentine's Day.)"
"When you're 17 years old, and you take a loaded gun into a crowded shopping mall and you spray it, and you come within inches of killing someone, feet of killing multiple people, you need to go to prison for that, Santa Clara DA Jeff Rosen told reporters Wednesday morning. According to KTVU, the 17-year-old is also facing additional charges of personal use of a firearm, plus two counts of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury."
A 17-year-old allegedly shot three people at Santa Clara's Valley Fair Mall on Black Friday in a reportedly gang-related incident. The suspect reportedly targeted individuals perceived as rival gang members based on clothing colors, echoing a prior Santana Row stabbing involving mistaken identification. The suspect was arrested Sunday night and charged with three counts of attempted murder, plus personal use of a firearm and assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury, and the Santa Clara County DA seeks to try the juvenile as an adult. The suspect was on probation for a concealed-gun possession charge from February. All three victims survived and were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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