Boys, 13 and 15, charged in Raleigh teen's shooting death
Raleigh police have arrested a 13-year-old and 15-year-old in connection with the shooting death of 16-year-old Fernando Garibay-Benitez on Wednesday afternoon.
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A police spokesman said Friday that investigators obtained juvenile petitions and secured custody orders for the teens in connection with the death of Fernando Garibay-Benitez, 16.
According to a 911 call released Thursday, the teen was shot in the head by someone in a silver or gray minivan near the Lexington on the Green apartments on Rolling Green Court.
Benitez was dead when police arrived.
Benitez was a rising sophomore at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, according to the Wake County Public School System, and friends said he loved soccer and worked a construction job for extra money.
Investigators haven't released a motive for the shooting and said Friday that they are still investigating the case.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 919-834-4357. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for anonymous tips that help solve cases.
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