Post by HeadMarshal on Jul 30, 2013 14:09:10 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Orange County (California) District Attorney website)
Fugitive Profile as of August 31st, 2014 (Based on Orange County DA's Most Wanted site)
SUSPECT INFORMATION:
AKAS - Torres, Gabriel / “Trippy” / Gabby Lnu
DOB - July 30, 1974
SEX - Male
RACE - Hispanic
HEIGHT - 5’8”
WEIGHT - 140 pounds in 1993
HAIR - Black
EYES - Brown
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES - tattoos including flowers on his chest, Gloria, right shoulder “C”, left shoulder “P”, left wrist, left hand
WHO TO CALL IF YOU'VE SEEN HIM: OCDA'S MOST WANTED HOTLINE (866) 673-2574 or submit a web tip to Orange County Crime Stoppers by clicking on the following link: www.tipsubmit.com/webtips.aspx?agencyid=913
Gabriel Renee Melendez has been wanted by authorities in California for the past 20 years. As far as I can tell, he was never aired on AMW.
On July 2, 1993, 18-year old Gabriel Melendez and an accomplice planned on committing a gang related shooting in Anaheim, California. Gabriel who was in the passenger seat of a vehicle, shot at another vehicle on a local highway, killing a man and causing him to lose consciousness and crash his vehicle. The victim's two passengers were a woman and an 11-month old baby, both luckily survived. Gabriel's accomplice was arrested days later and convicted for his role in the murder but Gabriel Melendez was believed to have fled to Mexico.
Thoughts? Even though Melendez has family in Southern California, he's probably spent most of his time on the run in Mexico.
orangecountyda.org/media/mostwanted/melendez.asp
www.ocregister.com/articles/melendez-345250-shooting-car.html
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