Three teens charged in fatal drive-by shooting

Monday, March 16, 1998 | 2:52 a.m.

Metro Police were called Sunday after shots were fired near Maryland Parkway and Vegas Valley Drive. When officers arrived, they found Pichardo lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said.

Witnesses told police Pichardo had been standing near the street when a van drove by. According to police, words were exchanged between the occupants of the van and Pichardo. Someone inside the van fired a gun, hitting the Las Vegas teen once.

The occupants in the van drove off. The van, which was reported stolen, was later found a short distance away by police.

Martin Meza, Armando Carrera and Caesar Valenzuela, all juveniles, were arrested and charged with murder, police said.

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