Mountain View had its first homicide in two years just this last weekend, in Whisman Park.
Marco Jauregui, 25, was booked on suspicion of murder in the weekend slaying of his friend, Rene Escalante, 24, said Mountain View police spokeswoman Liz Wylie.
Police said Jauregui shot and killed Escalante at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at Whisman Park on the 300 block of Easy Street. Escalante was pronounced dead at Stanford Medical Center.
A motive for the shooting was unclear, and police were investigating whether the shooting was gang-related, Wylie said.
"All of the involved parties are affiliated with the Mountain View Sureņos," Wylie said. "We're still trying to figure that all out. We're not quite sure why a good friend, who is affiliated with the same gang, would kill his friend."
From The Chronicle