Homicide detectives investigate shooting of 10-year-old boy
LA PUENTE, Calif. - Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Monday continued to investigate the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old boy in La Puente.
The shooting happened just before 9:45 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of N. Hacienda Boulevard and Amar Road, the sheriff’s department said.
The young victim was a passenger inside a vehicle when a suspect in a dark-colored sedan pulled up next to the vehicle the victim was in, and fired shots from a handgun. He was struck in the upper torso, authorities said.
He was rushed to a local hospital where he died.
The victim’s name was not immediately released.
A description of a suspect or suspects was not available.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can submit tips online through Crime Stoppers.
The investigation is ongoing.