A man was fatally shot with a flare gun in Huntington Beach on Friday night, May 23, and a boy was arrested on suspicion of murder after fleeing the scene, police said.

Upon arrival at the scene, officers located the victim, identified by the Orange County Coroner Division as Jose Manuel Nares of Huntington Beach, suffering from a gunshot wound inflicted by a flare gun. The 29-year-old received medical aid and was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Huntington Beach police arrested a boy after he allegedly killed a man with a flare gun Friday night. The shooting happened near the intersection of Florida Street and Utica Avenue, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.