Rhode Island

Boy, 14, charged with murder in deadly RI shooting

Officers responded to an alarm at a nearby business on Feb. 1, when they heard shots being fired and found Rodriguez lying in the street, police said

WJAR-TV

A 14-year-old boy is accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old last month in Providence, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR.

Emil Rodriguez was shot to death in February in the vicinity of Legion Memorial Drive.

The 14-year-old was charged with murder, Providence police said Tuesday.

He was already serving time at the Rhode Island Training School for a different crime, according to WJAR.

Officers responded to an alarm at a nearby business on Feb. 1, when they heard shots being fired and found Rodriguez lying in the street, police said.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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