Posted: Tue., Nov. 1, 2005, 4:45pm PT

Tara Correa-McMullen

Teen actress

Teen actress Tara Correa-McMullen, who portrayed a former gang member on TV show "Judging Amy," was shot to death amid gang violence Oct. 21 in Inglewood. She was 16.

Thesp was shot several times as she stood outside an apartment complex. Two men with her were wounded.

Correa-McMullen's parents, Devora Correa and Thomas McMullen, wrote in a eulogy read at her funeral Friday that their daughter made friends with everyone, "whether they were a grip or a caterer."

No suspects have been identified in the shooting, which is believed to be gang-related, police said.

After filming her first movie, "Rebound," which was released this summer, Correa-McMullen earned a recurring role on "Judging Amy" as former gang member Graciela.


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