TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A third teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to a fatal shooting outside at a fast-food restaurant in Kansas.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 19-year-old Ernest Williams IV has been charged in the death of 18-year-old Justice Mitchell.
Topeka police say Williams was in the passenger seat of a car driven by Mitchell on June 26, when another suspect, 17-year-old Lamero Dunstan, was trying to buy marijuana from Mitchell.
Authorities say Dustan told investigators he heard a click of a gun held by Williams that failed to fire. Authorities say Dunstan then fired two shots at Mitchell because he assumed Mitchell had a gun.
Williams is jailed on a $1 million bond. A court date hasn’t been scheduled.
Dunstan and another 17-year-old are also charged in the case.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com
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