Boy Dies After Being Shot in Head
A boy shot in the head during what police believe was a gang-related dispute died from his injuries Wednesday, police said.
Tho Minh Nguyen, 13, of Santa Ana was declared dead at UCI Medical Center in Orange at 11:20 a.m., Westminster Police Det. Terry Selinske said.
Nguyen, who police believe was not a gang member, was a passenger in a car during a confrontation Tuesday about 10:50 p.m. with someone in a dark compact car near Hoover Street and Baylor Drive, Selinske said.
During the dispute, a gunman shot several times at the car Nguyen was riding in, hitting the boy once in the head.
Nguyen suffered a traumatic brain injury and was kept on life supports until Wednesday, Selinske said.
No one else was injured, and no suspects have been arrested, authorities said.
Police said anyone with information should call Selinske at (714) 898-3315, Ext. 336, or Det. Rich Mize at Ext. 340.
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