Loved ones gathered Saturday night to remember a 17-year-old boy who died after being shot at a house party in Arleta. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2020.
The coroner's office Saturday released the name of the 17-year-old Sun Valley boy who was shot dead at a house party in Arleta in which two other victims were wounded.
He was Christian Javier Camacho, coroner's Lt. Nani Cholakians said.
Camacho got into a fight with the suspected shooter at the party in the 13400 block of Rangoon Street, near Canterbury Avenue, at 10:45 p.m. Friday, according to police.
During the altercation, the suspected shooter pulled out a handgun, shot the victim several times and ran to a dark-colored vehicle with another male and female. A detailed description of the shooter was not available.
The wounds to the other victims were not considered life-threatening, according to Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section. Both were treated and released from an area hospital, police said.
Officers responding to a shots-fired call found Camacho lying on the ground in a rear driveway, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
A witness told police he heard at least 10 gunshots.
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LAPD Valley Bureau homicide detectives asked anyone with information about the shooting to call them at 818-374-1925.
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