A 16-year-old boy who was killed in a shooting at an apartment in the North Hills area of Los Angeles was identified Friday by county authorities.
The shooting was reported just after 1:30 a.m. Monday in an apartment at 15532 Nordhoff St., said Officer A. Delatorre of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center.
The Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner’s office identified Devonte White as the shooting victim. The cause of death was from a gunshot wound to the head.
Suspect information was not immediately available.
It was not known whether the shooting was gang-related, Delatorre said.