Thirteen Year Old Shot In Drive By

On Saturday April 12, at 1:00 p.m. police received calls of a shooting victim in front of the Shell station at Martin Luther King Drive and Maze Boulevard. Police arrived and found a thirteen year old boy shot through the stomach. He has been taken to Doctors Medical Center where he is currently in surgery.

Police and Detectives are actively working the case and trying to put the details together. They are following leads on a suspect and are seeking search warrants. The shooting is believed to be gang related.

More information will be provided as soon as it becomes available in a formal press release later today.

If you have any questions about this press advisory, please Sgt. Ed Steele, Modesto Police Department Media Relations, at (209) 652-0032.