Crime & Safety
Teen Charged With Murder In Connection With Death Of Milana Li
A 16-year-old was charged with first-degree murder after Milana Li was found dead, police said.
BEAVERTON, OR — A teen was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killing of 13-year-old Milana Li, police said. Li was found dead in a creek not far from her home on May 8, according to police.
The 16-year-old teen, whose name is not being released because he's a juvenile, is being held at the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center, police said.
No details were provided about when or where the 16-year-old was arrested. Police did not say how they connected the teen to the girl's death.
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The state plans to try the teen as an adult, Deputy District Attorney Dustin Staten told Judge Brandon Thompson, who ordered the teen held.
The 16-year-old is due back in court on June 3.
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