A 14-year-old boy who was killed in a Palmdale shooting was identified by county authorities Thursday.
The shooting occurred about 5:20 p.m. Sunday in the 3000 block of East Avenue R-4, sheriff’s Deputy Tracy Koerner told City News Service.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified the victim as Juan Ortega of Palmdale. The cause of death was listed as a homicide.
A news videographer who went to the scene said another male victim ran back to his home in the 3100 block of Heather Avenue and was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment of a wound to his right leg.