Bullet kills bystander as teens brawl at Cinco de Mayo carnival, California cops say

An innocent bystander died Sunday, May 1, after being shot during a brawl between teens at a Cinco de Mayo carnival in Anaheim, California police reported.

The fight broke out just after 10 p.m. at the annual event in La Palma Park, police said in a news release.

A 17-year-old boy fired a handgun during the fight, and at least one bullet hit a man standing nearby, police said. The bystander was later pronounced dead.

The 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said. The identity of the slain man has not been released pending notification of his family.

Investigators ask that anyone with information call 714-321-3669 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227.