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# Killing of Miguel Angel Martin sparks Q-Line debate on gang violence
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/community-briefs-18/
- Published: 2007-01-04T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:35:58.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Pico, #archive-import

The shooting death of 20-year-old Miguel Angel Martin near Virginia Avenue Park last week is just the latest incident of gang-related violence in the Pico Neighborhood. In the wake of such incidents, law enforcement officials routinely describe gang violence as a “regional problem,” as oftentimes gang members who live outside the city are responsible for the violent crimes that take place in Santa Monica’s limits. This week’s Q-Line question asks: Has the time come to disband the Santa Monica Police Department and contract with the LA County Sheriff’s Department in efforts to stem gang violence? Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in next weekend’s edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 4, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/010407.pdf?ref=smdp.com)