A 15-year-old boy was killed Monday night in a shooting in East Palo Alto, according to local police reports.
Officers responded at 9:04 p.m. to the activation of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in the 1900 block of Manhattan Avenue and arrived to find the victim near an alley. He was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries there, police said.
The name of the boy who died has not yet been released.
Police said two male suspects were seen running toward Woodland Avenue following the shooting in East Palo Alto. No arrests have been made in the case and no suspect descriptions were available as of Tuesday.
Anyone with information about the East Palo Alto shooting is asked to call or text (650) 409-6792 or email epa@tipnow.org. Tips can be made anonymously.
With information from Bay City News.
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