Teens facing charges in fatal shooting of 17-year-old

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Shooting occurred Sunday successful Orange Park residential area

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Two teenagers are facing charges successful the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old, who was recovered Sunday successful Orange Park, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were sent to the country of Bonnlyn Drive and Clermont Avenue South conscionable aft noontime Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators said they recovered idiosyncratic who had been changeable to death.

Through witnesser testimony, grounds and surveillance video, deputies identified 2 persons of interest, investigators said. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Andrew Neeper, 17, was arrested and charged with murder. Another 17-year-old was arrested and charged with grounds tampering and accessory to murder.

According to apprehension reports obtained by News4JAX, an researcher wrote that 1 of the teens acted arsenic a “lookout” portion different changeable and killed 17-year-old Jandel Rodriguez.

The Sheriff’s Office said determination was animosity betwixt the 2 suspects and the unfortunate and that the shooting was the effect of a fight.

The Sheriff’s Office said the teen was recovered adjacent a walking path.

Sam Sprout lives connected Clermont Avenue South. He said the way is simply a shortcut known arsenic “the cut.”

“It’s a chopped done to get to the precocious school, to get to Kingsley (Avenue),” helium explained.

Sprout said not lone does helium unrecorded a fewer doors down from the scene, helium besides has a 17-year-old son.

“He besides frequented the cut, and a batch of the vicinity kids astir present did, and my fearfulness was that could person been my son,” helium said.

According to the reports, Neeper goes to Orange Park High School and the different teen arrested attends Bannerman Learning Center.

The Sheriff’s Office says further charges and arrests are possible.