12-year-old boy shot and killed at Compton park on Friday afternoon
A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in Fig/Oleander Park in Compton on Friday afternoon, May 9.
Deputies from the Compton Sheriff’s Station responded to the park at North Oleander Avenue and West Fig Street regarding an assault with a deadly weapon/gunshot victim at 3:55 p.m. Friday, authorities said.
They found the boy in the park and began first aid measures. Paramedics from the Compton Fire Department arrived and took him to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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