Drive-by shooting kills three year old boy
A drive-by shooting in Los Angeles killed a three-year-old boy riding his bicycle in front of his driveway, and wounded his mother and three others.
The boy’s mother Tracy Martin, 34, was struck in the chest, back, thigh and leg during the Friday night shooting in the Compton area of the city.
“My baby! My baby!” she screamed, after bullets struck her son in the face, said her nephew, Matthew Martin Jr, 19, who was wounded.
“Two suspects exited the vehicle and started firing handguns indiscriminately into the crowd, striking five victims,” detectives said.
Neighbours said young Denzel Sanderson often rode his bike up and down the block and was beloved by those who lived on the street. His penchant for chasing the local ice cream truck had earned him the name “Munchie”.
The mother was listed in stable condition. The nephew and the other two men who were hit were treated and released.
In recent weeks the neighbourhood had been marred by three gang-related shootings, Sheriff’s Sergeant Drew Birtness said.
