Official: L.A. athlete shooting suspect may be in U.S. illegally
Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 03/22/2008 11:19:14 AM PDT


Immigration officials say the suspected Los Angeles street gang member charged in the shooting death of a high school football star may have been in the country illegally.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Virginia Kice said Saturday her agency has filed an immigration hold against 19-year-old Pedro Espinoza.

The hold means Espinoza will be transferred into her agency's custody for possible deportation when he leaves local custody.

Espinoza was released from jail in an assault case the day before the March 2 killing of 17-year-old Jamiel Shaw Junior.

Kice did not know if there was a hold on him during his previous sentence, but said inmates on hold are generally released directly into her agency's custody.

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17 year old Jamiel Shaw Junior was a football star and his mother was serving her 2nd tour of duty in Iraq when he was murdered.

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