Ruben Argumedo, a member of the "Avenues" street gang was killed as he stood at the southeast corner of North Avenue 64 and Garvanza Avenue in Highland Park, police said. It was the same intersection where his 26-year-old brother Alexander was gunned down in November 1990. Meanwhile, paramedics had rushed Argumedo to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, the same hospital where his younger brother died, police and family members said. Argumedo died at the hospital of several gunshot wounds.
"This is the second time this has happened to our family. . . ," said Margarita Argumedo, 62, mother of the slain brothers. "I want justice now."
The mother, who lives a few doors from the apartment where Argumedo lived with his wife and daughter, said she found him riddled with bullets and "showered in blood" soon after she heard gunfire. She cradled him as he lay dying, she said.
On Monday, their family, friends and neighbors stood in small groups near that corner. They laid flowers and placed photos of Argumedo on the sidewalk where his body was found.
"This is the second time this has happened to our family. . . ," said Margarita Argumedo, 62, mother of the slain brothers. "I want justice now."
The mother, who lives a few doors from the apartment where Argumedo lived with his wife and daughter, said she found him riddled with bullets and "showered in blood" soon after she heard gunfire. She cradled him as he lay dying, she said.
On Monday, their family, friends and neighbors stood in small groups near that corner. They laid flowers and placed photos of Argumedo on the sidewalk where his body was found.
Ruben Argumedo, a member of the "Avenues" street gang was killed as he stood at the southeast corner of North Avenue 64 and Garvanza Avenue in Highland Park, police said. It was the same intersection where his 26-year-old brother Alexander was gunned down in November 1990. Meanwhile, paramedics had rushed Argumedo to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, the same hospital where his younger brother died, police and family members said. Argumedo died at the hospital of several gunshot wounds.
"This is the second time this has happened to our family. . . ," said Margarita Argumedo, 62, mother of the slain brothers. "I want justice now."
The mother, who lives a few doors from the apartment where Argumedo lived with his wife and daughter, said she found him riddled with bullets and "showered in blood" soon after she heard gunfire. She cradled him as he lay dying, she said.
On Monday, their family, friends and neighbors stood in small groups near that corner. They laid flowers and placed photos of Argumedo on the sidewalk where his body was found.
"This is the second time this has happened to our family. . . ," said Margarita Argumedo, 62, mother of the slain brothers. "I want justice now."
The mother, who lives a few doors from the apartment where Argumedo lived with his wife and daughter, said she found him riddled with bullets and "showered in blood" soon after she heard gunfire. She cradled him as he lay dying, she said.
On Monday, their family, friends and neighbors stood in small groups near that corner. They laid flowers and placed photos of Argumedo on the sidewalk where his body was found.
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