13-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 15-Year-Old Over Cellphone
BALTIMORE (AP/WJZ) -- Baltimore police say they have charged a 13-year-old in the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy.
Deputy Commissioner Kevin Davis said Monday at a news conference that the suspect, who was not identified, stabbed Josh Remus Burnett to death during an argument over a cellphone.
Burnett was stabbed on Thursday night on Rogers Avenue. Police say when officers arrived, they found Burnett suffering from at least one stab wound, and that he died at the hospital.
Police would not provide details on specific charges because the 13-year-old has been charged as a juvenile.
The arrest comes as a part of the police department's announcement of several of arrests related to city crimes this year.
WJZ's Derek Valcourt reported crimes over the weekend brought the number of murders in the city so far this year to 149---an increase from the same time last year, when police were dealing with 104 murders. Police say so far this year, they've cleared less than 40% of those cases.
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