An 18-year-old convicted robber was charged Tuesday with a fatal gang-related shooting of a man in Costa Mesa.
Ryan Ivan Ramos was charged with murder with a special circumstance allegation of gang activity and a felony count of participating in gang activity. He also faces sentencing enhancements for a gang member’s vicarious discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and gang activity.
The shooting happened about 5:35 p.m. Friday in the 2800 block of Mendoza Drive, according to police.
Another defendant arrested in the killing of 35-year-old Raymond Gonzalez of Costa Mesa is a juvenile and his name was withheld by police.