Crime & Safety
Arrest Made in Teen's Murder
Another teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Justin Fabian, 16.
The Bradenton Police Department has announced the arrest of a 17-year-old in the Monday death of Justin Fabien, 16.
According to the police department, Jamari Lamon Murray-Barnes turned himself into the Juvenile Assessment Center at 6:15 a.m. Thursday. Murray-Barnes, police wrote in an email to media, invoked his right to remain silent and is not cooperating with the investigation.
Police identified Murray-Barnes as the primary suspect in the shooting death of Fabien. The 16-year-old boy was found after police received a call about shots fired just after midnight Monday from East 21st Street. Lifesaving measures were performed, but Fabien was pronounced dead at 12:51 a.m.
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Murray-Barnes faces a single count of first-degree murder.
Booking photo courtesy of the Bradenton Police Department
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