Authorities have announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy at a Compton playground.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Sunday, May 11, after the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy at Fig/Oleander Park in Compton Friday, authorities said. The shooting took place around 4 p.m. Friday in the park in the area of North Oleander Avenue and West Fig Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A person in a black ski mask was seen running from a Compton park after a child was gunned down. Investigators later ID'd a 17-year-old as their suspect.