Teen Faces Murder Charge in Shooting During Texas Mall Melee

Teen Faces Murder Charge in Shooting During Texas Mall Melee
Law enforcement agents at an entrance of a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 15, 2023. Andrés Leighton/AP Photo
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A 16-year-old boy who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy and wounded two others during a fight between two groups at a mall in El Paso, Texas, faces a murder charge and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said Friday.

The suspect himself was shot and wounded by an armed bystander as he ran from the Feb. 15 melee at Cielo Vista Mall, according to authorities. Police said the suspect, who has been referred to the juvenile probation department, was released from the hospital Wednesday.