Times coverage: 2 suspects still at large in killing of baby
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Andrew Garcia, a 4-month-old Latino infant, died Sunday, Sept. 27, after he was shot at Kittridge and Sylmar streets in Van Nuys, authorities said.
This is an excerpt from Times coverage of the killing:
Marlene Ramirez and Frank Garcia didn’t have a lot, but they were devoted to their 4-month-old son Andrew, relatives said Monday. ‘He was their life,’ said Veronica Munoz, Ramirez’s cousin.
On Monday, Garcia, 21, a warehouse worker, and Ramirez, 18, were making funeral arrangements for their baby, a day after he was killed and two others wounded in what police say was a gang-related shooting in Van Nuys.
The killing happened about 1 a.m. Sunday in the 14300 block of Kittridge Street as the young couple were preparing to drive home from a friend’s baptismal celebration, Los Angeles police said.
Two unidentified male suspects remained at large and were last seen fleeing on foot. One was described as 18 to 22 years old and about 5 foot 9 with a shaved head. The other is about 5 foot 5 and 200 pounds, police said.
Witnesses spotted a brown pickup filled with recyclables leaving the area shortly after the shooting. Police said the vehicle could be linked to the crime.
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-- Catherine Saillant and Ann M. Simmons
