A 12-year-old boy was killed in a shooting at a playground in Compton on Friday afternoon. Authorities were sent to the the 2100 block of Oris Street near Fig/Oleander Park, located at Fig Street and Oleander Street,

A 17-year-old was arrested for the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Rodrigo Martinez at a Compton park. The motive remains unclear, but gang involvement is speculated.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Sunday, May 11, after the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy at Fig/Oleander Park in Compton Friday, authorities said. The shooting took place around 4 p.m. Friday in the park in the area of North Oleander Avenue and West Fig Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.