LA PUENTE, Calif. (KABC) -- A search for a suspect is underway after a 10-year-old child was fatally shot in La Puente Sunday evening, authorities said.
The boy was transported to a trauma center after he was shot inside a vehicle at around 9:43 p.m. near the intersection of N. Hacienda Boulevard and Amar Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Authorities said the boy was seated in the vehicle when the suspect in a dark colored sedan fired a handgun and shot the boy in the upper torso. The child was initially taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital, but was then transported to Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, according to the sheriff's department.
The boy died from his wounds at the trauma center. Further details regarding the shooting were not immediately provided. A suspect description was not available.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the department's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the child was 6 years old.