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Originally posted by WenD08
just passing on an update

Woman Arrested in Actor's Death

.c The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman was arrested early Monday in the weekend shooting
death of television and film actor Merlin Santana, but Los Angeles police
provided no other details.

Santana, 26, who recently appeared in the Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro
movie ``Showtime,'' was shot to death early Saturday while sitting in the
passenger seat of a car parked in south Los Angeles.

Police did not release the woman's identity in announcing her arrest.

``The investigation is ongoing, and no further comment will be given at this
time,'' Lt. Horace Frank said.

Earlier, police said that at least one person approached the car and opened
fire, striking Santana. The driver escaped injury, drove off and flagged down
police.

Santana was pronounced dead at the scene, Lt. Clay Farrell said Sunday. No
motive for the slaying had been reported by investigators.

The New York-born Santana earned nominations for the NAACP Image Awards and
ALMA Awards, which honor Hispanic performers, for his recurring role as Romeo
Santana on ``The Steve Harvey Show'' on the WB Network.

``This kid is not a gangster,'' said Harvey, a radio and television talk show
host in Los Angeles. ``Whatever the situation as, he didn't deserve to die.''

``Why is it that young people today feel they have no alternative but to
murder somebody?'' Harvey said during a KCBS-TV interview Monday.

Which now makes me wonder if the bullet was meant for him. It could have been meant for the driver or just mistaken identity. Anyway you slice it, it's still an unfortunate event.