A 12-year-old boy was killed in a shooting at a playground in Compton on Friday afternoon. Authorities were sent to the the 2100 block of Oris Street near Fig/Oleander Park, located at Fig Street and Oleander Street,

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Sunday, May 11, after the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy at Fig/Oleander Park in Compton Friday, authorities said. The shooting took place around 4 p.m. Friday in the park in the area of North Oleander Avenue and West Fig Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The teenage suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder Sunday morning in connection with Friday's deadly shooting, officials said.