Boy Charged in Death of 11-Year-Old

Los Angeles County prosecutors filed one count of murder Tuesday against the 14-year-old South Los Angeles boy suspected of fatally shooting his 11-year-old cousin and dumping his body in the trash.

Although the case was filed in Juvenile Court, prosecutors filed a motion arguing that the boy should be tried as an adult, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney.

Prosecutors could have filed adult charges against the boy in Superior Court. “However,” Robison said Tuesday, “we think it’s appropriate for a court to make that determination.”

The charge comes with a special allegation of intentionally using a firearm to cause death or great bodily injury.

If found guilty in Juvenile Court, the boy could remain incarcerated until age 25. If found guilty as an adult, he could face 50 years to life in prison, Robison said.

Police arrested the boy late Sunday for the weekend shooting death of sixth-grader Bryan Lockley.

The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a minor, is being held in custody without bail.

He is set to be arraigned today in the Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center in Los Angeles.