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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.

Posted 2012-08-17T16:45:38+00:00 - Updated 2012-08-17T19:12:09+00:00

Fernando Garibay-Benitez (Facebook photo)

Police have arrested two boys – ages 13 and 15 – in connection with the killing of another teenager who was shot Wednesday outside a north Raleigh apartment complex.

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.