Falling Glass Kills Boy, 13, in Alleged Burglary
- Share via
A 13-year-old Reseda boy was killed Wednesday when falling glass from an appliance store window sliced open an artery in his neck as he was burglarizing the business, Los Angeles police said.
Donald DeLeon, an eighth-grader at Portola Junior High School in Tarzana, died shortly after jagged glass rained on him as he tried to pull a television through the front window of Tip Top TV in Reseda about 1 a.m., said Lt. George Rock.
The glass severed one of the boy’s carotid arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the head. Police are investigating whether Donald was one of several youths recruited to steal for a 23-year-old Reseda man as part of a theft ring.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
