Crime & Safety
Boy, 15, Charged In Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old In Tucson
The boy was charged in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old on Tucson's south side Monday.
TUCSON, AZ — A 15-year-old boy was charged in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on Tucson's south side just before 11:30 a.m. Monday, Tucson police said.
The 15-year-old was charged with negligent homicide, Tucson police said.
Bond information was not released, and it is currently unknown whether the boy is in custody.
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The negligent homicide charge carries a one-year minimum sentence in Arizona, with a maximum sentence of 3.7 years upon conviction.
The victim was killed near the intersection of South Fourth Avenue and East Benson Highway near Interstate 10, according to police.
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Detectives found the boys had played with a handgun before it discharged, police said.
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