LANCASTER — A 4-year-old boy was killed in a road rage attack in Lancaster and two people were arrested in connection with the death, authorities said Saturday.
The shooting occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Sierra Highway and East Avenue J, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Information Bureau. Deputies were called to the 44600 block of Sierra Highway for the shooting report.
Investigators said a driver cut off the vehicle that contained the boy, his father and his mother and then began following them through surface streets.
When the second driver slowed down, the suspect pulled up along the passenger side of the victim’s car and began shooting, officials said. The boy was sitting in the back seat and was struck by gunfire in the upper body.
The parents rushed him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators located the suspects’ vehicle in the immediate area of the shooting and arrested a 29-year old man and a 27-year old woman on suspicion of murder, sheriff’s officials said.
No other people were injured.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to call homicide detectives at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.