Suspect arrested after boy shot dead at National City party

Teen arrested in shooting death of 12-year-old in National City

Four months after a 12-year-old boy was shot and killed during a party in an abandoned National City house, police said Thursday they have arrested a suspect. Carlos Maldonado, 18, was arrested on suspicion of murder and multiple weapons charges in the death of seventh-grader Elijah Smith. The boy was shot at the home on N Avenue near Ninth Street just before midnight Nov. 15, National City police said. Details on the arrest were unavailable Thu…

Suspect arrested after boy shot dead at National City party

The video above aired on Nov. 16, 2024. NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A suspect was arrested Thursday in last year's deadly shooting of a 12-year-old boy in National City. Carlos Maldonado, 18, was identified as the suspect and arrested on suspicion of murder, Sgt. Segal with the National City Police Department said in a news release. The shooting occurred at a large party on the evening of Nov. 15 at 1003 N. Avenue. When officers arrive…

Arrest made in National City vacant house party shooting that killed boy, injured 4 teens

Four months after a shooting during a large party at a vacant house in National City left a 12-year-old boy dead and four others injured, an 18-year-old man has been arrested, officials said Thursday.

UPDATE: Arrest made in shooting death of 12-year-old boy at National City party

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) The National City Police Department says it has arrested a teen in connection to a Nov. 2024 house party shooting in which a 12-year-old boy was killed. According to NCPD, officers responded to calls reporting shots fired in the 1000 block of N Avenue in National City around 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2024. Five people out of the hundreds attending the party were shot, and paramedics provided first aid and took the injur…

SAN DIEGO – Police arrested a teenager on Thursday in connection with the shooting death of a 12-year-old child during a clandestine party in a National City house last year. Carlos Maldonado, 18, was placed in custody at 2:30 a.m. and has been charged with murder, according to the National City Police Department. The arrest takes place four months after the shooting took place on N Avenue just before midnight on November 15, 2024. Police say th…