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A teenage boy shot late Friday night in East Palo Alto died of his injuries over the weekend, leading police to conduct a suspicious death investigation, police said in a statement released Monday morning.
On Friday around 11:37 p.m., police responded to a report of a gunshot fired inside a home in the 1100 block of Gaillardia Way, near Pulgas Avenue and west of the Ravenswood Shopping Center.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a boy suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound, police said. He received medical attention on the scene from the Menlo Park Fire Protection District personnel before being transported by American Medical Response paramedics to a hospital and rushed into surgery.
He died from his wounds, according to the police. No further information was provided.
The teen was identified as 14-year-old Juan Carlos Figueroa Castaneda of East Palo Alto, the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office said Thursday.
A GoFundMe page has been launched to help pay for Juan’s funeral expenses. It has raised $8,200, well above its goal of collecting $7,000, as of Thursday afternoon.
Police have asked anyone with any information about the death to call Cmdr. Michael Stasko at 650-853-314 or to contact the East Palo Alto Police Department, anonymously, by leaving a text or voicemail at 650-409-6793.
Such sad news. My sympathies to the victim’s family and friends.
A gang-related shooting?