A man was arrested in connection to the shooting death of his nine-year-old son outside a Compton home.
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Nicholas Jones, 32, was identified as the suspect in the shooting death of his son, Princeton Jones.
“Detectives arrested Jones on December 1, 2024, for murder and child abuse resulting in death,” according to the department.
The shooting occurred Saturday in the 15000 block of South Haskins Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Jones was playing outside his grandfather’s house when he was shot and killed.
In a GoFundMe page for the family, Jones was described as a “ special young man with a brilliant mind and a warm heart.”
“Diagnosed with mild autism at the age of 2, Princeton worked tirelessly with the loving support of his mother and began speaking fluently by the age of 5,” the statement continued.