Teen Charged With Murder Of Grant High Football Player

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The teen accused of killing a Grant High School football player and wounding another player before a playoff game has been charged with murder.

Keymontae Lindsey, 16, will be charged as an adult for the murder of J.J. Clavo and the attempted murder of Malik Johnson.

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Investigators say Lindsey fired into a vehicle carrying Clavo, Johnson and others who were on their way to a team meeting before a Nov. 13 playoff game. Clavo died from his injuries.

Inside the courtroom, Lindsey appeared to be nervous and was very soft spoken. The judge has instructed for his face not to be shown inside the courtroom.

Lindsey requested an attorney be appointed to him.

His grandmother, Serella Ellis, spoke outside the courtroom after the hearing.

"I believe that my grandson is innocent and when they find the presumed whomever, let that be so. I believe he is innocent," she said. 

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Lindsey faces three charges: murder, attempted murder, and the unlawful discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle. All three charges are felonies.