- Gor Adamyan, 4, was shot and killed Friday evening during a road rage incident in Lancaster, California, while out with his parents to run errands
- The shooting occurred when the family was suddenly cut off by another driver
- On Monday, 29-year-old Byron Burkhurt and 27-year-old Alexandria Gentile were identified as suspects and arrested following the shooting.
For the first time, photos have been taken of a four-year-old boy who was shot dead during a shooting in California.
Little Gor Adamyan was in the car with his parents, Meri Adamyan and Levon Tantushyan, while shopping at the supermarket in Lancaster on Friday when they were shot.
On Monday, 29-year-old Byron Burkhurt and 27-year-old Alexandria Gentile were identified as suspects and arrested following the shooting.
The shooting occurred when the family was suddenly cut off by another driver.
Police say the other driver then chased the family through several surface streets before finally pulling up next to their car and shooting inside.
Gor Adamyan was shot dead in a California shooting in Lancaster on Friday evening
The shooting occurred when the family was suddenly cut off by another driver on the Sierra Highway near East Avenue J in Lancaster, California
The bullets hit Gor who was sitting in the back.
Those working in nearby businesses heard a shot ring out and rushed to help, but unfortunately the youngster died from his injuries on Friday evening.
“On that fateful day, as Gor's parents were on their way to run errands, an encounter with a suspicious driver escalated into an unthinkable tragedy,” he said. GoFundMe page read.
“Gor Adamyan succumbed to his injuries on Friday evening, just ten days before Christmas, leaving his family devastated,” the report said.
'There is absolutely no excuse for this. It's just domestic terrorism at its worst,” said Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris.
The suspects were quickly tracked to a nearby hotel.
“There was a dashcam that picked up part of the record, and once we got part of the record, we were able to track it and we followed it to a hotel.”