An Orange County Superior Court judge Thursday dismissed murder charges against a 19-year-old man accused in a gang-related shooting in Costa Mesa.
Ryan Ivan Ramos was charged in November with murder with a special circumstance allegation of gang activity and a felony count of participating in gang activity. He also faced sentencing enhancements for a gang member’s vicarious discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and gang activity.
Following a preliminary hearing this week, Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila Hanson ruled there was not enough evidence to bind the defendant over for trial and dismissed the charges.
The shooting occurred about 5:35 p.m. Nov. 10 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.
Neither prosecutors nor the defendant’s attorney, David Scarsone, immediately responded to messages for further comment.