Six more teenage boys have been arrested in connection to the murder of Ichinkhorloo Bayarsaikhan, the 15-year-old Alameda High School student shot and killed Halloween night in Washington Park.
Alameda Police have identified the suspected shooter among the group, but they will recommend that all of the teens be charged with homicide and attempted robbery.
“Everyone responsible for the tragedy has been taken into custody,” Lt. Art Fuentes, spokesperson for the Alameda Police Department
The six teens, ranging in age from 13 to 16, were taken into custody after police served search warrants in five locations in Oakland and one location in Alameda. Fuentes said two of the boys are brothers and police are looking into possible gang ties. Fuentes said more weapons have been found in the latest searches, though he said it is unsure whether one of them is the murder weapon.
The three 16-year-olds arrested earlier this week will not be charged, Fuentes said. Two appeared in juvenile court yesterday while the third has been released.
Iko was in Washington Park Halloween night with friends when a group of six boys approached them attempting to rob the group. About six shots were fired, and Iko was hit in the back with a bullet. She was later pronounced dead at Highland Hospital in Oakland.
Fuentes said Iko’s family have been notified of the arrests.
“The family is doing as best as we can hope for, we’ve been in close contact with them,” he said.
Fuentes said the public has been extremely helpful in the case, leading police to valuable information. He said that the three boys taken into custody on Tuesday were associated with the group of six suspects, who were arrested at their homes and at school yesterday and today, but were not directly involved with the attempted murder and homicide. Fuentes maintained there are no connections between the suspects and Iko and her friends.
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