LOS ANGELES—Three teenage boys were arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting that injured a year-old girl and her 20-year-old mother at a hamburger stand in South Los Angeles, with police saying the attackers mistook the woman and her friend for rival gang members.
The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. June 5 at 81st Street and Avalon Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police said the 20-year-old woman was sitting in a car with her year-old and 8-month-old daughters, along with another woman, in the Monster Burger parking lot when three suspects pulled alongside them and opened fire into the car containing the victims.
The 20-year-old woman was shot in a leg, and the year-old girl was shot in a foot, police said.
Detectives recovered multiple 9mm and .45-caliber shell casings from the scene, police said. Surveillance video helped investigators identify the suspects, who were arrested on June 21. They were described only as two 16-year-old boys and one 17-year-old boy.
Their names were not released due to their ages. Police said the shooting is believed to have been gang-motivated, with the suspects mistakenly thinking the victims were rival gang members.
All three suspects were booked on suspicion of attempted murder, police said.
Anyone with additional information was urged to call 911. Tipsters who choose to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 213-972-2971.
