TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A 15-year-old Tacoma teen has been charged with murder in a gang-related drive-by shooting that authorities say killed an innocent bystander.
Pierce County prosecutors charged the teen in juvenile court Wednesday in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Brandon Morris. He was shot in the head as he stood with friends outside an apartment building.
The teen was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Prosecutors say he was among a group of gang members who fired from a car May 1 when they spotted suspected gang rivals standing near a convenience store.
Two other suspects have pleaded not guilty to murder. They’re being held in jail.
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