BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 16-year-old boy will be tried as an adult in court after police say he was behind the gun that shot and killed a toddler.The teen is facing a manslaughter with a firearm charge after 2-year-old Brayden Howard was shot to death in December of 2020.Cocoa police said the teen was among friends at a home on Owosso Street.
The group had at least two guns with them, according to investigators.[TRENDING: Here’s how to register for COVID-19 vaccine | Select Publix locations will offer vaccine | Fla.
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