Fifteen-year-old boy faces second-degree murder charge in death of Grade 10 student
Male youth cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
A 15-year-old boy has been charged following the death of a Grade 10 student in the city's northwest.
A search warrant was executed at a Calgary home Tuesday and a male youth was taken into custody. The teenager, who has been charged with second-degree murder, cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and will appear in court Thursday.
Last week, emergency responders were called to a green space in Arbour Lake where they found a teenager who had been shot. That person was later identified to be Jal Acor Jal, 16.
Jal's family has described him as a talented athlete. They said he was a bright and vibrant teenager who was hoping to move to the United States to pursue basketball after graduating high school.
Jal was one of three homicides last week.