Maximilian Mendoza Chula Vista boy, 12, shoots self dead at sleepover
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Boy, 12, accidentally shoots himself dead with a gun brought by a friend to a sleepover in San Diego
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CHULA VISTA
A 12-year-old boy who died in Chula Vista accidentally shot himself with a gun a teen brought to a sleepover, police said Tuesday.
Investigators were looking into how the 15-year-old boy got access to the gun and to whom it belongs, Lt. Dan Peak said. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday afternoon.
Max Mendoza, 12, died Saturday in a shooting at his Chula Vista home.
(Family photo)
Peak said the victim, who family identified as Maximilian Mendoza, was given access to the gun during the sleepover at the Mendoza family’s home in a condominium complex on Telegraph Canyon Road. The shooting occurred about 9 a.m. Saturday.
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“Le echo de menos”, dijo Mendoza el domingo fuera de su casa mientras sus ojos se llenaban de lágrimas. “Tenía muy buen corazón - y un gran corazón”.
Los investigadores interrogaron al chico de 15 años y más tarde lo entregaron a su familia.
Max fue recordado como un chico respetuoso, amable y carismático con una sonrisa que un vecino describió como “genuina”. Familiares y vecinos dijeron que ayudaba a los vecinos con las compras y cuidaba de sus cuatro hermanas. Enseñó a sus hermanas menores a montar en bicicleta, en monopatín y a nadar. Se había graduado recientemente en la escuela primaria Rogers.