Randy Smith, 16, was shot in the head on Nov. 18
ORLANDO, Fla. – A 17-year-old faces charges in the November shooting death of 16-year-old Randy Smith, Orlando police announced on Wednesday.
Police said they received calls regarding gunshots and a white SUV stuck on a parking block around 5:25 p.m. on Nov. 18.
According to a news release, Smith was located with a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
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Police said that they arrested Trayvon Randell Jackson, 17, on Wednesday in connection to Smith’s death.
According to the release, Jackson faces charges of second-degree murder and principal in first degree armed robbery with a firearm.
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