Teen Held in Fatal Shooting of Boy, 12 - Los Angeles Times
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Teen Held in Fatal Shooting of Boy, 12

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Placer County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 15-year-old boy Saturday on suspicion of fatally shooting 12-year-old Justin Kosinski.

Deputies reported that Kosinski was shot in the neck while five youths, ages 10 to 15, were in a house handling a gun Friday.

The boy died in the Sierra foothills town east of Auburn while waiting to be airlifted to a hospital.

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The Sheriff’s Department booked the 15-year-old in Placer County Juvenile Hall on Saturday.

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