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California IN BRIEF : FRESNO : Shooting Suspect to Face Trial as Adult

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

A second 16-year-old suspect in the Fresno shooting rampage that left one dead and nine wounded will be tried as an adult. Juvenile Court Referee Phillip Silva ordered Friday that Dwight Tamplin stand trial as an adult for first-degree murder and 17 other criminal charges in connection with the Labor Day weekend shooting spree. Silva said Tamplin was unfit to be tried as a juvenile because of his previous criminal history and a record of failing to respond to rehabilitation. Tamplin also faces six counts of attempted murder, four counts of robbery and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon. He could face life imprisonment without parole.

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