Police Seek 2nd Teen on Murder Charge in Man's Death

Massachusetts authorities are seeking a second teenager in the slaying of a Fall River man.

The Bristol District Attorney's Office said Friday an arrest warrant on a murder charge has been issued for 15-year-old Jayden Smith, of Fall River, in the death of 29-year-old Jerrod Cohen.

Cohen was found dead in his apartment building Monday night. Police responding to reports of gunfire found him on the landing of the first-floor. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sixteen-year-old Joel Lopez, of Fall River, was arrested the next day on a murder charge. The prosecutor said in the news release that Lopez has been ordered held without bail.

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