A man has been charged with murder in the killing of a 4-year-old boy who was shot during a suspected road rage incident while sitting in the back seat of his family’s car in Lancaster last week, authorities said. The child was identified as Gor Adamyan by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office. Burkhart’s vehicle’s license plate was captured by a camera in the family’s vehicle, the district attorney’s office said. Burkhart and his girlfriend were later both arrested, but the girlfriend was released after prosecutors determined there wasn’t enough evidence to charge her, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Mike Gomez told CNN. “Our hearts ache for the tragic loss of a young life in such a devastating and senseless act of road rage,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said.

Source: CNN December 22, 2023 00:36 UTC