Police identify 12-year-old killed at party in abandoned National City house San Diego Union-Tribune

The family of a 12-year-old boy killed late Friday in a shooting at a party in an abandoned National City house is asking for the community s help to find those responsible for the crime.

National City police said that Elijah Smith was killed in the shooting, which occurred at a property on N Avenue near 8th Street, that left four others injured.

We just want justice, his older sister, Oakley Smith, said at a news conference joined by her mother Sofia Alvarez-Smith outside of the National City police headquarters. For not just him. There were five victims.

The family said they did not know how Elijah, who was home with his sister, got to the party or who he went with. Alvarez-Smith said she was out of town, a few hours from home, when the incident occurred.

via www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Terrible story.