Crime & Safety

Teen Charged As Adult In Father's Murder

Robert Richardson III is facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of his father Monday night.

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A 16-year-old boy was charged as an adult Tuesday after allegedly shooting and killing his father at their Bel Air home then dumping the body in Aberdeen.

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Robert C. Richardson III, 16, was charged Tuesday with first- and second-degree murder and use of a handgun in commission of a felony or violent crime.

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Richardson allegedly shot and killed his father, 58-year-old Robert Richardson Jr., inside their home in the 800 block of Moores Mill Road, according to a release from the .

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