SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) - A jury has found three purported gang members guilty of fatally shooting three people outside a party in San Leandro in 2011.
Alameda County prosecutor Jimmie Wilson says the defendants surrounded an SUV carrying seven people and opened fire in an attempt to kill a rival gang member who was riding inside.
Authorities said 21-year-old Aaron Stewart, 23-year-old Anthony Perry and 22-year-old Paul Stevenson III were convicted on Thursday of three counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder for the shooting.
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The all face the possibility of receiving life in prison without parole when they are sentenced July 10.
Slain were 16-year-old Leneasha Northington, 23-year-old Joshua Alford and 19-year-old Shanice Kiel.
According to testimony, Alford was the target of the shooting because he was in a rival gang.
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