CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LA PUENTE
A 16-year-old boy died Sunday in an apparent gang-related shooting, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said.
Deputies discovered Jason Ledesma around 3 p.m. in the 17900 block of East Valley Boulevard, said Deputy Richard Li. Ledesma had been shot several times, and deputies determined the incident was gang-related, Li said.
Ledesma died at the scene, authorities said.
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