14-year-old shot and left for dead by people waving down ambulance, California cops say
A 14-year-old boy was shot and left behind at an ambulance after the people driving him drove off in California, police said.
Police responded to shots fired from a ShotSpotter activation around 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, Oakland Police Department Deputy Chief Drennon Lindsey said during a news conference on March 3.
ShotSpotter is a “gunshot detection system” used by police to locate illegal gunfire.
Then officers received a report that a vehicle was spotted nearby with bullet holes and the people inside the car were flagging down an ambulance, police said.
A 14-year-old boy who had been shot was pulled out of the vehicle, police and news outlets reported.
Medical responders tried to treat him, but he was pronounced dead, police said.
The people inside the car drove off, and police said they are investigating who the teen was with and where he was shot.
Police have identified the 14-year-old but are not naming him.
“Any type of information would be helpful to lead us to a closer conclusion to find out what happened to this young person,” Lindsey said.
The investigation is ongoing.
This story was originally published March 4, 2022 at 3:28 PM with the headline "14-year-old shot and left for dead by people waving down ambulance, California cops say."
