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Tue Oct 20, 2020, 11:40 AM Oct 2020

12-year-old shot and killed in front of family while working in yard

https://abcnews.go.com/US/12-year-shot-killed-front-family-working-yard/story?id=73683663

12-year-old shot and killed in front of family while working in yard

Police are searching for the suspect after he fled the scene.

ByIvan Pereira
October 18, 2020, 5:44 PM ET
• 2 min read

Police in Georgia are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who they say shot and killed a 12-year-old boy in front of his family.

Clayton County Police said Brayan Zavala was fixing a lawnmower with his father and brother in the family's front yard in Riverdale, Georgia, Thursday night when a masked person approached him.

The suspect was allegedly armed with a shotgun and fired a single shot, which struck Brayan, according to the police.

The boy died at the scene and the suspect fled before officers arrived, the police said.

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12-year-old shot and killed in front of family while working in yard (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2020 OP
Heartbreaking.💔😔 dewsgirl Oct 2020 #1
RIP Brayan. You deserved so much better than this... abqtommy Oct 2020 #2
Who assassinates a 12 year old kid? BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2020 #3
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