Baltimore (WJZ) — 15 year old boy accused of murder Inner Harbor triple shooting that killed 17-year-old Neil Mako On Memorial Day weekend, police said.
Police said the teen was arrested this morning from his Howard County home. He has been charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempt to murder, reckless endangerment and multiple charges related to firearms.
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police Bounty offered earlier this month for information on two boys They were looking for identity in connection with the shooting. Police confirmed that the arrested juvenile is one of the boys.
According to police, Mack and a 17-year-old girl were shot on May 28 on the 300 block of East Pratt Street. Both were hospitalized, but Mack eventually succumbed. Tendia Family, a local community service organization working to curb crime, said Mack was a young intern at the organization.
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Doctors determined a few days later that a 15-year-old girl who was present during the shooting had suffered an injury. non-life-threatening wound on his headPolice said.
The suspect is in Central Booking, where he has been charged as an adult and is waiting to meet the Court Commissioner. Although police did not say whether the other boy they were identifying was a suspect in the shooting, they said the investigation was ongoing.
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said about 20 officers were in the area when the shootings took place last month, but that didn’t stop the attack.