A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed just after midnight Sunday near the 1700 block of Read Avenue, according to the Chattanooga Police Department.
Malik Isaiah Allen, 18, was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and reckless endangerment in connection with the incident, according to a press release from police.
On Monday, 18-year-old Mauricio Velasquez was arrested and charged with second degree murder, police said in a second press release, adding that he is in custody at the Catoosa County Jail with plans for extradition to Hamilton County.
Allen admitted to shooting at least two bullets, police said. A third 18-year-old is also connected with the incident, according to an affidavit in the case. That person’s arrest had not appeared in jail records as of Monday afternoon.
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