14-year-old Eduardo Rodriguez was shot to death inside a Long Beach home. (November 18, 2010) |
LONG BEACH (KTLA) -- A homicide investigation is under way after a 14-year-old boy was shot to death inside a home in Long Beach.
The shooting was reported around 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of East 53rd Street.
Family members say Eduardo Rodriguez was playing video games in the living room when he heard a knock at the door.
When Eduardo opened the door, still leaving a security screen closed, he was shot by the suspect or suspects, who were outside the residence.
A neighbor said he heard a "spray of bullets."
"It wasn't like a pop, pop, pop from what would sound like a revolver.
It sounded more like... an Uzi," he said, adding that he heard between 8 to 10 shots.
Eduardo was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators believe the shooter was targeting a relative with gang ties who used to live there.
The victim's family said Rodriguez was a straight-A student who dreamed of attending UC Berkeley.
The shooting was reported around 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of East 53rd Street.
Family members say Eduardo Rodriguez was playing video games in the living room when he heard a knock at the door.
When Eduardo opened the door, still leaving a security screen closed, he was shot by the suspect or suspects, who were outside the residence.
A neighbor said he heard a "spray of bullets."
"It wasn't like a pop, pop, pop from what would sound like a revolver.
It sounded more like... an Uzi," he said, adding that he heard between 8 to 10 shots.
Eduardo was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators believe the shooter was targeting a relative with gang ties who used to live there.
The victim's family said Rodriguez was a straight-A student who dreamed of attending UC Berkeley.
