By Samantha Tata, NBC News
An investigation into the killing of?28-year-old father?who died after?using his body to shield?his 8-year-old son from a barrage of bullets in Inglewood, California, is "not going well," police told NBC News.
Fredrick Martin and his son, Tre, were in front of their garage Tuesday night when gunfire broke out, police said.
When he heard the shots, the?man pushed his son to the ground and covered him with his body. Martin suffered gunshot wounds to his abdomen and upper torso and later died at the hospital.
'Ultimate sacrifice'
"The investigation is not going well," Lt. James Madia with Inglewood police said, adding that detectives are working on a few conflicting descriptions of the possible suspects and their cars.
Martin?s son, who shared a home with his father, mother and grandmother, suffered only a minor graze wound, Madia said.
Martin's wife Amanda is five months pregnant, according to a family friend.
About two dozen friends and family mourned Martin near his home Friday night.
"We know that there was an ultimate sacrifice made on the other night," one said during a prayer.
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On Tuesday, another man, 29-year-old Joseph Hickman, sustained minor injuries when he was shot in the ankle.
The shooting that killed Martin was one of three unrelated instances in the area that night, police said. Shortly after 10 p.m., officers arrived to find a car crash and a shooting victim in the 3500 block of Victoria Street.
About one hour later, a 31-year-old man was shot in both legs in the 500 block of N. Marlborough.
Police do not have suspect descriptions for any of these shootings.
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