Prosecutors said the shooting happened when the 16-year-old victim, who was visiting from Iowa, met up with Kayden Torres,16, and his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend to sell some marijuana.
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The girlfriend spotted the ex-boyfriend in the alley and he got into the car, then pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the new boyfriend's head prosecutors said. Then Torres, who had remained outside the car, ran up and began banging on the windows with the butt of another handgun, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said that the victim tried to drive away, but Torres opened fire and the ex-boyfriend opened fire too. The 16-year-old victim was killed. Another cousin in the car was seriously injured, but was able to identify Torres from a lineup viewed from a hospital bed, prosecutors said.Prosecutors consider the ex-boyfriend, who is 15, to be an "uncharged co-offender" and said he has not yet been arrested.
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