Suspected gang member charged in Venice murder of youth pastor

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors say they have charged a suspected gang member with gunning down a youth pastor in Venice.

Deputy District Attorney Teresa Magno says 28-year-old Kevin Dwayne Green was charged Tuesday with the murder of Oscar Duncan and a separate count of second-degree robbery for an earlier incident.

Green is accused of being in a group of men who drove up to Duncan and his girlfriend, jeering her on June 4.

Prosecutors say the assailants shouted a gang name before firing a single shot into the 23-year-old Duncan's head, killing him. Duncan was a youth pastor at Greater Zion Church in Compton.

Green was also charged in a May 21 robbery. If convicted he faces a minimum of 50 years to life in prison.