Father shot in St. John Bosco parking lot as he came to watch his son's soccer game

Bellflower, California – A father was shot early Saturday morning in the parking lot of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower as he arrived at his son's soccer game, officials said. Now the search is on for the shooter.

It happened around 8:20 a.m. Saturday in the school parking lot on Bellflower Boulevard. Officers were called after reports of a shooting. When they got there, they found a man who had been shot in a car. Officials told FOX 11 there was also a woman in the car who was not injured. A video from the crime scene showed a white four-door car with several bullet holes in its windshield.

Paramedics took the man to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The shooter escaped.

“The guy comes to watch his son play in an 8U football game and he lost his life,” coach Mike Brown said. “This isn’t normal.”

Brown coaches the North Long Beach Panthers 8U team. He said they heard at least three gunshots while warming up Saturday morning.

“Pop, pop, pop,” Brown said. “At first we thought it was the balloons in the stands.”

Brown said the father of one of the 7-year-olds on the team was killed in the shooting. He believes the child was unaware of what was happening during the game.

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“The kid finished the football game and stuff,” Brown said. “I guess the mother didn't want to give him all that information.”

Authorities are still investigating a possible motive. They believe the shooter was the passenger of a light-colored sedan.

“There was no incident in the parking lot that led to this,” LASD Lt. Hugo Reynaga said. “We don’t know if he was followed here or if someone recognized him here.”

Reynaga told FOX 11 the victim was driving a white car that was recently reported stolen in Lynwood.

“There is surveillance video from the parking lot,” Lt. Reynaga. “Investigators are working to recover this surveillance video.”

School football games continued as usual on Saturday. Some parents were shocked to hear what happened.

“It’s too much,” Jessica Luevano said. “You brought a gun to a children’s party. That's crazy. I would love to get my son and leave, but that’s all the money going down the drain.”

Coach Brown called the incident “heartbreaking” as the 7- and 8-year-old players now learn what happened.

“It’s very heartbreaking,” Brown said. “It brought tears to my eyes. I train in the city center. This is another child growing up in the inner city without a father. That's where my job comes into play. This is just another one I have to endure.” my wing.