Loved ones are feeling shock, grief, and anger in Southeast Los Angeles where 14-year-old Javier Pedraza Jr. was shot and killed on Sunday.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Pedraza was one of four victims who were killed after being targeted at random by shooters.
Pedraza was gunned down outside Ellen Ochoa Learning Center on Sunday evening. A family friend says the young victim simply went out for some fresh air when he was killed.
“I have nightmares thinking about what happened to him,” Karla Lopez told KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff. “As a parent, my heart goes out to his mom and his father.”
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Flowers and candles are put out for the 14-year-old who was a victim in a random shooting spree that left four people dead. -
Community members came out to support Pedraza’s family during a vigil held for the young victim -
Community members came out to support Pedraza’s family during a vigil held for the young victim -
Mourners release balloons into the sky to honor the 14-year-old victim in Cudahy -
The 24-year-old was murdered in a shooting spree that authorities say was a random attack.
