Children, ages 12 & 15, arrested in Louisiana teen's killing
THIBODAUX - Two juvenile suspects, one of them just 12 years old, were arrested after a 15-year-old was shot to death over the weekend.
The Thibodaux Police Department said the shooting happened Saturday inside a home on South Barbier Avenue. The victim, 15-year-old Jairen Cole, had been shot multiple times in the stomach and later died at a hospital.
Investigators were able identify the suspected shooter as another 15-year-old and arrested the teen Tuesday for second-degree murder. A second suspect, a 12-year-old, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of principal to second-degree murder.
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Police believe they've figured out the motive for the shooting but would not release that information as of Wednesday afternoon.