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LA Offering $75K Reward For Info Leading To Arrest Of Suspects In 2013 Murder Of Boy, 7

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)  —  The city of Los Angeles is offering a $75,000 reward for information leading to the identity, arrest and prosecution of the people responsible for the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old in December 2013.

Taalib Pecantte was shot as he sat in his mother's parked car in the 1900 block of South Corning Street around 8:55 p.m. on December 2, 2013.

Pecantte was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.

His mother and a friend of hers were also shot in the incident.

The suspects were described as four male blacks wearing black hoodies. The suspects were last seen fleeing in a white vehicle.

Officials believe the suspects are also responsible for shootings in Venice Beach, West Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire and Oakwood.

If you know who the suspects are, you're asked to contact Detective A. Acero or Detective R. Rodriguez of  West Bureau Homicide at (213) 382-9470.

 

 

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