Family mourns the 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed in the South Bay apartment complex
On Monday, family and friends gathered to mourn Maximilian “Max” Mendoza (Maximilian “Max” Mendoza), the 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed in the Chula Vista apartment building this weekend.
“Everyone likes his smile,” said his mother, Aida Mendoza. “He is such a kind-hearted child.”
Chula Vista Police Lieutenant Dan Peak said at a press conference on Sunday that the shooting occurred at around 9 am on Saturday at the Woodland Hills Condominium Complex on Telegraph Canyon Road. According to the police, Mendoza was located on the ground of the complex with an obvious gunshot wound.