BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Police in Louisiana have arrested a teenager accused of killing a man and then dumping the body in a park.
News outlets report Baton Rouge police announced the arrest of a 16-year-old suspect Thursday. The suspect’s name hasn’t been released because of his age.
Police say 18-year-old Davonta Deon London was found dead on June 26. The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office says he died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Baton Rouge police Sgt. Don Coppola Jr. says the suspect is expected to be charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery.
London’s mother, Lisa London, told The Advocate that her son had recently earned his GED and was working in construction and landscaping before his death.
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