The 12-year-old boy had just picked up his brother from Wilmington Park Elementary School last December when at least two shooters began firing on the SUV he was in.
The LAPD says they have arrested two cousins in the murder of a 12-year-old boy last year near a Wilmington school.
At a news conference Friday, the LAPD said they arrested 21-year-old Damian Ulysses Martinez and 19-year-old Gabriel Martinez in the murder of Alexander Alvarado, a 12-year-old boy who had been sitting in an SUV near Wilmington Park Elementary School. Damian Martinez is being held on $4 million bail, while Gabriel Martinez's bail has been set at $2 million.
Eddy Wang, special agent-in-charge of the Department of Homeland Security, described the two suspects as"dangerous gang members who have terrorized the Wilmington area." According to the LAPD, a criminal case against the cousins was sent to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Thursday for filing consideration.in the area of Denni Street and Blinn Avenue opened fire on the SUV that he was sitting in on Dec. 6, 2021.
The wounded driver, identified by police as Evelyn Romero, was able to drive away and call 911 who sent first responders to meet them on North Eubank Avenue near East Anaheim Street. Alexander's mother and wife of Evelyn Romero, Jenny Romero, said they had just picked up his 10-year-old brother at the school. The brother was in the SUV at the time of the shooting, but was not injured.
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