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Teenager arrested, accused in capturing dying of St. James Parish teen



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ST. JAMES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A St. James Parish teenager is in police custody accused within the dying of one other teenager on Aug. 6.

In accordance with the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Workplace, at 8:40 p.m. on Aug. 6, deputies responded a capturing within the Paulina space within the 3000 block of Freeway 642.

Responding deputies arrived to seek out 16-year-old Jaylen Smith shot a number of occasions, He was taken to a hospital the place he later died.

By way of an investigation, deputies recognized one other 16-year-old boy because the suspect. An arrest warrant was issued and at 11:11 p.m. on Aug. 18, the suspect was arrested and booked on a cost of first-degree homicide.

Deputies say the investigation stays ongoing. Anybody with data within the incident can name the sheriff’s workplace at 225-562-2200 or 911.

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