California teen fatally shot in road rage incident in front of horrified uncle
Authorities are searching for the gunman who was in a car described as an Acura
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 15-year-old girl was shot in a road rage incident Wednesday night in Oakland, California, while in a car with her uncle who rushed her to a hospital where she could not be saved.
The girl was identified as Shamara Young.
LeRonne Armstrong, the top cop in the city, said there was a brief argument that resulted in one vehicle opening fire into the other, KTVU reported. The girl was hit several times, the report said.
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Authorities are searching for the gunman who was in a car described as an Acura. The killing is the city’s 109th of the year, which matches its total number from 2020. Armstrong said the violence surge is not a policing issue, but rather a "community issue."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Last May, a 6-year-old boy was killed in what authorities described as a road rage shooting about 40 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Two suspects were arrested.