A man who police say is a gang member was charged Monday with premeditated attempted murder and other felonies in a shooting that left eight people wounded at a South Los Angeles bus stop.
Billy Ray Hines, 24, was ordered jailed on $2 million bail pending his arraignment, which was postponed to March 18. The charges filed by prosecutors carry special gang and gun allegations. Police said Hines is a member of the Crips gang.
One of the charges also accuses him of possessing a firearm while on probation for a burglary conviction, district attorney spokeswoman Shiara M. Davila said.
Deputy public defender John F. Montoya, who was assigned to represent Hines, did not return a call seeking comment.
Authorities say Hines was targeting two people when he opened fire Wednesday at a busy intersection filled with shoppers, motorists and students from a nearby middle school.
The two intended victims fled and remain at large, police said. The most severely injured person, a 12-year-old girl, was in stable condition Monday with a gunshot wound to her chest, police Lt. Ruben De La Torre said.
Hines was arrested a day after the shooting. Detectives recognized him in surveillance video that recorded the attack. Hines faces up to eight life sentences if convicted of all counts, prosecutors said.
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