12-year-old dies after shooting at Compton park; Teen suspect arrested

12-year-old boy shot, killed in Compton

Twelve-year-old Rodrigo Emiliano Martinez was shot and killed at a park in Compton. A 17-year-old shooting suspect has since been arrested.

COMPTON, Calif. - A 12-year-old was shot and killed at a Compton park Friday afternoon.

What we know:

The shooting happened around 4 p.m. on Friday at Fig/Oleander Park in Compton, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The boy who was shot, later identified by loved ones as Rodrigo Emiliano Martinez, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

12-year-old boy shot and killed at Compton park

A 12-year-old boy died at the hospital after a shooting at Fig Oleander Park in Compton. Police are searching for the shooter.

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After the shooting, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies chased the suspected shooter. The suspect got away from deputies and remained on the run through the next day.

On Sunday, two days after the deadly shooting, LASD confirmed the suspect, a 17-year-old boy, has since been placed in custody.

Images from SkyFOX Friday night showed deputies at the park, with the playground surrounded by crime scene tape.

FOX 11's crew at the scene were told on Sunday that Martinez was a student at Davis Middle School and played soccer.

A GoFundMe page has since been launched for Martinez's family in the link below:

What we don't know:

Deputies did not say what they believed led up to the shooting.

FOX 11's crew at the scene were told by neighbors that the shooting may have been gang-related, but family told Hailey Winslow that the 12-year-old boy was not involved in any gang violence and was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

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