An 18-year-old gang associate pleaded not guilty Wednesday to shooting a pizza deliveryman who worked two jobs to send money home to Mexico.
Jose Beltran is due back in court Sept. 15. His bail was increased Wednesday from $1 million to $3 million.
He faces more than 50 years to life in prison if convicted on all charges, prosecutors said.
Juan David Vasquez Loma, 25, was shot in the head while driving home after getting off work at a Silver Lake pizzeria.
Loma had been kept on life support for a week after the shooting so his mother in Mexico could see him a final time.
Beltran has been in jail since Aug. 19, when he was pulled over by a gang detail near downtown and cited for a traffic violation and illegal possession of a handgun.
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