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17-Year-Old Preliminarily Charged With Reckless Homicide For Alleged Role In Danville Shooting That Killed 19-Year-Old Man

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 17, 5:56 AM EDT

updated Oct 17, 9:13 AM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WTHR, WISH-TV and WRTV, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A 17-year-old is in custody after a Saturday morning shooting in Danville left a 19-year-old dead, WRTV and WTHR reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 3, Oct 17, 12:27 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 17, 6:16 AM EDT · first source seenOct 17, 10:37 AM EDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 17, 6:20 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 17, 10:37 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.