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A 15 year old kid was arreseted for those Newark shootings!!!
Teen arrested in N.J. schoolyard deaths
Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on murder and other charges in the execution-style killings of three college students in a schoolyard, slayings considered jarring even in a city used to violence, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
The teen was arrested Wednesday night, and a 31-year-old man was set to surrender Thursday, authorities said.
"We believe that others were involved in this heinous crime," prosecutor Paula Dow said. "We're looking for them."
They were seeking him based on fingerprint and ballistics evidence, Mayor Cory A. Booker said.
A man named Jose Carranza was to turn himself in on three counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted murder and other charges, Dow spokesman Paul Loriquet said.
The teen, whose name was not released because of his age, was arrested on the same charges, authorities said.
Four friends, ages 18 to 20, were shot while hanging out in a school yard Saturday night. Authorities have said robbery appeared to be the motive.
Three of the victims — Terrance Aeriel, 18, Dashon Harvey, 20; and Iofemi Hightower, 20 — were forced to kneel against a wall and were shot at close range. The fourth, 19-year-old Natasha Aeriel, Terrance Aeriel's sister, survived a wound to her head and is hospitalized.
Despite being under sedation for periods of time, Natasha Aeriel has been providing authorities with information about the shootings, the mayor said.
The killings brought unwanted publicity to the city, which has struggled for years with violent crime. Residents and law enforcement organizations have donated $150,000 to aid the victims' families and to a reward fund.
"This is a defining moment for our city. The crime is not going to define Newark but our response to it," Booker said Thursday on ABC's "Good Morning America."
All four victims were planning to attend Delaware State University this fall. Instead, three were to be buried Saturday in separate services.
A friend of the victims, Samantha Williams, said she was overwhelmed by news of an arrest.
"I can actually stop crying, I can sleep peacefully," said Williams, 18, of Orange.
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