Two reputed gang members were arrested in the Halloween killing of a 5-year-old boy who was shot in the head as he showed off his Spider-Man costume in his backyard, police said Friday.
The arrests were bittersweet for the family, who authorities speculate were wrongly targeted by the gunmen as rival gang members.
I'm happy for the community but it does nothing for me, personally, the boy's grandfather William Shannon told The Associated Press on Friday. It won't bring my grandson back and there will always be a void in the family.
Aaron Shannon Jr. was flexing the muscles of his Spider-Man costume and posing for photographs in the backyard with his uncle, grandfather and a family friend Sunday afternoon when he was shot, police and relatives have said.
Marcus Denson, 18, was arrested Thursday at a home near the killing site after a brief chase, Los Angeles police Capt. Dennis Kato said. Leonard Hall Jr., 21, was arrested at about 2 a.m. Friday at an apartment building several miles north of the site, Kato said.
The arrests came after dozens of tipsters from an enraged community called to share information, Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon said. A $100,000 reward was offered.
The men, both reputed members of a Crip street gang, were booked on suspicion of murder and remained jailed Friday, he said. Their bail was set at $1 million each, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Hall was on probation for a narcotics possession conviction.
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The arrests were bittersweet for the family, who authorities speculate were wrongly targeted by the gunmen as rival gang members.
I'm happy for the community but it does nothing for me, personally, the boy's grandfather William Shannon told The Associated Press on Friday. It won't bring my grandson back and there will always be a void in the family.
Aaron Shannon Jr. was flexing the muscles of his Spider-Man costume and posing for photographs in the backyard with his uncle, grandfather and a family friend Sunday afternoon when he was shot, police and relatives have said.
Marcus Denson, 18, was arrested Thursday at a home near the killing site after a brief chase, Los Angeles police Capt. Dennis Kato said. Leonard Hall Jr., 21, was arrested at about 2 a.m. Friday at an apartment building several miles north of the site, Kato said.
The arrests came after dozens of tipsters from an enraged community called to share information, Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon said. A $100,000 reward was offered.
The men, both reputed members of a Crip street gang, were booked on suspicion of murder and remained jailed Friday, he said. Their bail was set at $1 million each, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Hall was on probation for a narcotics possession conviction.
Full story: http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/2-nabbed-in-halloween-shooting-of-aaron-shannon-jr/19705634
