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Sheriff's deputies have arrested two sisters on suspicion of committing a drive-by shooting in El Rio, authorities said.
The shooting, which targeted a house in the 2500 block of Balboa Street in El Rio, was reported at 3:46 p.m. Sunday, according to Sheriff's Department officials.
Deputies investigated a report that the suspects were two women last seen driving in the 900 block of Walnut Drive, and they arrested sisters Janelle Mata, 23, and Naomi Mata, 22, on Walnut Drive about 25 minutes later.
Deputies found loaded weapons, including a shotgun, in the vehicle that the sisters were in, authorities said.
Both were booked into the county's pretrial detention facility on suspicion of possessing a concealed loaded firearm and a short-barrel shotgun and of receiving stolen property. Janelle Mata also was booked on suspicion of shooting at an occupied building. Naomi Mata and Janelle Mata were being held Monday in lieu of $25,000 and $60,000 bail, respectively.
Posted by desdave on April 22, 2008 at 6:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Now here's new...never heard of women being involved in this before. A couple of homettes trying to break into the macho world of being a low life gang banger?
Posted by Ms_California on April 22, 2008 at 6:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Probably shooting at a ex-boyfriend..
Posted by RC on April 22, 2008 at 7:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
their parents must be very proud.
Posted by thisiswhatshesaid on April 22, 2008 at 9:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Janelle... stay strong sister!
El Rio is dangerous... Low life gang bangers NO!
You people have no clue what its like living in El Rio...
Posted by Face on April 22, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Is it just me, or is the Star just reprinting the same articles and erasing everyone's commentary?
Posted by desdave on April 22, 2008 at 8 p.m. (Suggest removal)
So let me understand this "thisis", because El Rio is over run with gangbangers it makes it ok to drive around with loaded weapons and shoot at houses? That sounds like they are part of the problem rather than reacting to an climate they are only victims of.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on April 23, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Face99 ,Thats what I was thinking??????
Posted by Erkine_Childers on April 24, 2008 at 4:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I like how their last names in Spanish mean "kills".
Posted by slkrchck on April 24, 2008 at 11:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
so why is this listed under port hueneme news?
Posted by pleasantville on April 28, 2008 at 12:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Gringo_Istmeno, I just googled the word Mata.And you are right it does mean death! hmmm
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