A child was killed Friday afternoon in a shooting in a park in Compton, according to the department of the Los Angeles County Sheriff.
The shooting was reported shortly after 4 pm in the 2100 block of Oris Street, where a minor was hit by shots, according to a statement. The shooter remains in general.
Although Sheriff's officials did not provide the child's age, CBS News reported that the victim was 12 years old and had shot Fig/Oleander Park near the intersection of Oris Street and Oleander Avenue.
The aerial images of the scene showed crime tape installed around the park, with vehicles of application of the law parked on the street.
The victim, said the Sheriff's department, was carried by firefighters and then declared dead in a hospital.
