Follow-Up: Remember Gunfire That Struck Child In Car w/ His Parents At NLB Gas Station? LBPD Found/Arrested Suspect, DA Prosecuted Him, He Pleaded "No Contest" And Is Sentenced To 12 Yrs In State Prison

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(Jan. 30, 2015, 5:15 p.m.) -- The crime angered people in Long Beach and beyond...after a child inside a car with his parents was hit by a stray bullet at a North Long Beach gas station at LB Blvd./Del Amo Blvd.

LBPD's investigation took more than a year, but they found their suspect and he was arrested. The L.A. County District Attorney's office prosecuted the him...and on Jan. 29, 2015, a 23 year old Long Beach man (who the DA says is a gang member) pleaded "no contest":and was entenced to spend his next 12 years in state prison in connection with the crime.

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[L.A. County District Attorney office text] A 23-year old gang member was sentenced yesterday [Jan. 29, 2015] to 12 years in state prison after he was convicted of a shooting in 2013, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Raymond Rene Rodriguez of Long Beach pleaded no contest to one felony count of assault with a firearm in case NA09918
The defendant also admitted gun and gang allegations. Deputy District Attorney Rachel Hardiman, who prosecuted the case, said on March 22, 2013, Rodriguez got into a fight with another man near Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevards in Long Beach
During the physical encounter, Rodriguez pulled out a gun and shot at the man who was armed with a knife, the prosecutor said
A stray bullet from the gun struck a boy who was with his family at a nearby gas station, the prosecutor added.
The child was immediately taken by authorities to a hospital for medical treatment.
Following the shooting, the defendant fled the scene. More than a year after the incident, police located Rodriguez and arrested him in connection with the shooting.
The case was investigated by the Long Beach Police Department.