In yet another heartbreaking case of apparent gang violence, a 14-year old kid is murdered while riding his bike in South L.A.
According to the LAPD, he was riding around the intersection of St. Andrews Place and 87th Street around 7:25 pm last night when a gunman shot him from behind. And as usual, it’s the details that are most saddening, as the police note he dropped his bike and attempted to run before collapsing about a block away.
14-Year-Old Boy Shot While Riding His Bicycle
A 14-year-old Black male, has been shot to death while riding his bicycle.
On Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at about 7:25 p.m., the teenage victim was riding his bicycle around Saint Andrews Place and 87th Street. An unknown suspect(s) approached the victim from behind and started shooting at him. The victim was hit by the gunfire, then dropped his bicycle on the street and started to run. He collapsed around the 1800 block of 87th Street.
The suspect(s) ran in an unknown direction. Detectives believe the motive for this crime is gang related, however, there is no suspect description at this time.
Los Angeles City Fire Department personnel responded to the location and transported the victim to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
Anyone with information is asked to contact LAPD 77th Street Area Criminal Gang and Homicide Division Detectives Eric Crosson or Samuel Arnold at (213) 485-1383. After-hours or on weekends, calls may be directed to a 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (527-3247). Callers may also text “CRIMES” with a cell phone or log on to www.lapdonline.org and click on Web Tips. When using a cell phone, all messages should begin with “LAPD.” All calls and contacts are anonymous.
Another life wasted. Another young man who will never grow up.
Another future wiped out and another family destroyed in a single moment of insanity.
Thanks to George Wolfberg for the heads-up.
[…] it is happening here, too. Here’s one example: A fourteen-year-old boy in Los Angeles was gunned down while riding his bicycle. Oh, we think, but it was probably gang-related. Why is that any less deserving of our anger and […]