Second teen charged in connection with Rotella Park shooting | Crime and justice

A week after a boy under the age of 13 was charged with first-degree murder, a second youth was charged.

The first minor was formally charged on October 18 with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, possession of a handgun by a minor and a sentence enhancer in connection with the October 12 murder of a 15-year-old boy. Rotella Park. It is located near a community of apartment complexes in the Welby/Coronado area, just south of Thornton.

Now, due to new evidence, the original charges against the boy have been dropped, reducing his charges to just one count of possession of a weapon by a minor, according to a news release from the 17th Judicial District Office.

A second boy has now been officially charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and other charges related to the shooting.

The shooting happened around 11:30 PM on October 12, a Saturday evening.

Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies found two juveniles with gunshot wounds in the park. One of the young people, a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the neck, was declared deceased by emergency workers despite life-saving measures.