A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot at a home celebration in Covina Saturday evening, police stated.
Covina law enforcement officials responded to the 600 block of East Camellia Drive at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after a number of 911 callers reported listening to gunshots. A big crowd of partygoers was gathered on the street, and the officers requested backup from the Glendora, West Covina and Azusa police to assist disperse the group and include the crime scene, police stated.
Witnesses advised officers that unidentified people transported a 16-year-old male celebration attendee to an area hospital with gunshot wounds, Covina Police Sgt. Okay. Sutherland stated. Hospital staffers advised officers that {the teenager} had died from his accidents.
{The teenager} is believed to have lived in La Puente, and he might have recognized the individuals who drove him to the hospital, Sutherland stated. No different accidents had been reported.
Nobody had been arrested as of noon Sunday, Sutherland stated. Covina police had been pursuing leads and piecing collectively the occasions that led as much as the incident.
Sutherland stated that whereas some information retailers reported that the occasion was a “back-to-school celebration,” his division hasn’t launched details about the character of gathering.
Anybody with details about the incident is requested to name Covina Police Det. Preciado at (626) 384-5622.
