Youth, 15, Talking to Friends Dies in Early Morning Drive-By Shooting
A 15-year-old boy was shot to death Saturday morning on the Eastside during what sheriff’s deputies said was a gang-related drive-by killing.
Miguel A. Perez was talking to friends in the driveway of an apartment building in the 4700 block of East 3rd Street at 12:45 a.m. when a shot was fired from a car, Deputy Patrick Hauser said.
Perez was pronounced dead at Santa Marta Hospital. There are no suspects, Hauser said.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
