Boy, 11, Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Ponce On Sunday Night: PRPD

Boy, 11, Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Ponce On Sunday Night: PRPD

SAN JUAN — An 11-year-old boy was killed in southern Puerto Rico in a drive-by shooting that left three others injured, including his six-year-old brother, authorities said today.

Unknown gunmen shot into a car carrying the children and two adults including the boys’ mother, Sunday night in the southern coastal city of Ponce, the Puerto Rico Police Department said.

The injured child was in serious condition, according to the PRPD.

No one has been arrested.

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