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A 26-year-old Mara Salvatrucha gang member was found guilty of two counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder in a shooting rampage in the San Fernando Valley, officials said Friday.
Two years ago, Marlon Osorio approached people he thought were rival gang members, asked where they were from, then opened fire, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Paul Nunez.
A Los Angeles jury found Osorio guilty of the first-degree murder of Nelson Ramirez, who was shot five times while he sat in his car in Van Nuys, and Jessie Garcia, who was shot in Canoga Park. Both men were killed Aug. 7, 2006, the same day Osorio attempted to kill four others.
A week later, Osorio fired on seven others in North Hills, including one woman who suffered a collapsed lung after being shot, Nunez said. Osorio was found not guilty on one count of attempted murder.
-- Corina Knoll
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