Vanesa Gastellu, 31, is accused of murder in death of Christina Garcia, 23, found in a Chua Vista field in August 2020
Jurors heard vastly different theories Wednesday during opening statements in the murder trial of a 31-year-old woman accused of gunning down a former friend in Chula Vista.
Deputy District Attorney Christopher Rhoads told jurors that Gastellu and others took Garcia to that field because they believed Garcia had “snitched” to law enforcement, leading to the shooting death of their fellow gang member and Gastellu’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, David Angulo. Rhoads said that just prior to the fatal shooting, Garcia was with Angulo in an SUV, which was being tracked by police. At some point, Angulo ran from the SUV and carjacked the driver of a pickup truck, leading to the police pursuit and fatal shooting.
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