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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

First child victim of Stockton birthday party mass shooting is named by his distraught mother: ‘My baby was loved’

A 14-year-old “gentle soul” who loved playing sports was among the four victims of a weekend mass shooting in Stockton, California, that killed four and injured 11 people, according to family members.

Police have not officially named any of the victims in the shooting, but Amari Peterson’s mother Kimberly Pangnanouvong told the Stockton Record the teen was among those killed.

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