Crime & Safety
FL Boy, 14, Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old, Police Say
A 14-year-old boy shot and killed another teenager who was recording him on a cell phone, St. Pete police said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 14-year-old boy was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of another teenage boy on Saturday night, according to a St. Petersburg police news release.
Police initially investigated the death of 13-year-old Jaden Hill of Largo on 11th Street South as a drive-by shooting.
Though police named the suspect, it’s Patch policy not to name minors accused of a crime unless they’ve been charged as an adult. It’s unknown whether he has been charged as a juvenile or an adult.
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Investigators learned that the suspect pointed a gun at Hill, who was recording him on a cell phone, while they sat in a vehicle in the driveway just after 11 p.m.
The teen fired the gun, shooting Hill, police said.
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The victim was brought to a nearby hospital, where he later died, with life-threatening injuries.
Detectives are still working to determine where the gun came from and whether it was stolen.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call St. Petersburg police at 727-893-7780.
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