Boy Tagging Wall Shot In Reseda

RESEDA, CA — A 16-year-old boy who was spray-painting a Reseda wall was wounded in a drive-by shooting, authorities said Sunday.

The shooting was reported at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Reseda Boulevard and Saticoy Street, according to Officer D. Orris of the Los Angeles Police Department's Operations Center.

The boy was spraying paint on the wall when suspects inside a vehicle drove up and shots were fired, wounding him, Orris said.

The teen was taken by paramedics to a hospital where his vital signs were stable, the officer said.

The shooting was believed gang related, he said.

—City News Service