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# Shooting leaves one dead
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/kevinh-smdp-com-shooting-leaves-one-dead/
- Published: 2007-07-09T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:20:36.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Crime, Main St, #archive-import

OCEAN PARK Santa Monica Police Department detectives on Sunday were searching for suspects wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting that left a 21-year-old man dead.

The gang-related shooting occurred early Saturday morning in a parking lot in the 2800 block of Nielson Way, said SMPD Lt. Alex Padilla. Witnesses said two groups of three or four Hispanic males had been involved in an argument and had exchanged gang signs.

“It appears that an argument that started in one of the bars on Main Street spilled out into a parking lot, where they continued to argue,” Padilla said.

After the argument, one of the groups left in a silver or blue four-door vehicle and headed northbound on Nielson Way. As the vehicle drove past the second group, shots were fired from a small-caliber handgun, striking the victim in the chest as he was walking with his friends.

The victim, David Silva, was driven to the UCLA Medical Center by his friends. He was pronounced dead on arrival, police said.

The suspects were described as three or four male Hispanics. Detectives on Sunday were still trying to identify the gangs involved and the motive, Padilla said. The victim was identified as a gang member. ■Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the SMPD at (310) 458-8427, or homicide detectives at (310) 458-8451.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 9, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/070907.pdf?ref=smdp.com)