Crime & Safety

Fatal Shooting: Fifth Suspect Arrested in Death of Woodbridge High Teen

Prince William County Police say 16-year-old female suspect was involved in organizing the robbery-turned-shooting last week.

A fifth suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a teen last week just off the campus at Woodbridge High School.

In the afternoon on Nov. 10, Brenden Wilson, 16, was shot to death on a wooded path just off the parking lot. Police say the five suspects in custody had conspired to rob Wilson under the guise of a drug transaction. Only one suspect is charged with the murder.

Prince William County Police say they now have a 17-year-old male and a 16-year-old female, the fourth and fifth suspects in the case. Both were arrested on Friday and charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.

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Police had previously arrested Kawain Tyrell Smalls, 20, of Woodbridge. He is charged with murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Kymothy-Tyriq Desean Wilson, 18, of Woodbridge, and a 17-year-old male of Woodbridge were also previously arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.

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