Teen, 17, arrested in 12-year-old boy’s shooting death in Compton park

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Sunday, May 11, after the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy at Fig/Oleander Park in Compton Friday, authorities said.

The shooting took place around 4 p.m. Friday in the park in the area of North Oleander Avenue and West Fig Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies found the boy in the park and administered first aid, the Sheriff’s Department said. Paramedics from the Compton Fire Department took him to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.