Gor Adamyan: California 4-year-old dies in apparent road-rage shooting

Family: Parents of child shot are 'dead in spirit'

The family's spokesperson said the parents of Gor Adamyan, 4-year-old boy killed in a suspected road rage shooting in Lancaster, are not only devastated, but "dead in spirit."

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A 4-year-old boy is dead after his parents got involved in an apparent road-rage incident that led to a shooting in Los Angeles County's Lancaster area.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded to a call in the 44600 block of Sierra Highway around 7:30 p.m. Friday. LA County deputies at the scene were told a family got caught in a road rage incident near East Avenue J.

A driver from a different car cut the family off and somehow started following the family through several surface streets, LASD said in a press release. When the family decided to slow down, the suspect car pulled up alongside the family and began opening fire, hitting the 4-year-old boy – later identified as Gor Adamyan – sitting in the back seat, LASD said in the same press release.

Adamyan was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No one else was injured.

Gor Adamyan. (GoFundMe)

Two people, 29-year-old Byron Burkhurt and 27-year-old Alexandria Gentile, were arrested on suspicion of murder. No one else is wanted in connection to the incident, LASD said.

Investigators did not say what triggered the road rage in the first place.

A GoFundMe was created to help the family with funeral expenses. If you'd like to donate, click here.

On Monday night, a vigil was held to honor Adamyan. The family's spokesperson, Miguel Coronado, said the 4-year-old's grieving parents are not only devastated by the incident but are "dead in spirit."

"They're here, but they're almost dead in spirit, dead in soul," Coronado said Monday. "Dead in life."

The deadly shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information on the suspects and the deadly incident is asked to call 323-890-5500. Those wanting to give tips anonymously can also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS, or 8477.