Crime & Safety

Police Capture Youngest on Most Wanted List

A 16-year-old wanted for a Fall River murder has been caught.

The youngest member of the Massachusetts Most Wanted List has been captured, according to multiple media reports early Tuesday morning.

Police say Jayden Smith, 16, of Fall River, shot and killed Jerrod Cohen, 29, in Fall River on July 11, police said.

A $1,000 reward was being offered by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office and Fall River police for information that led to Smith's capture.

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The other suspect in Cohen's murder, Joel Lopez, 16, of Fall River, was arrested in July.

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