Overview
- A judge ordered both boys held following their first juvenile court hearing, where they denied the charges through counsel.
- Prosecutors charged the 16-year-old with homicide, two counts of attempted homicide, assault with a firearm and other felonies.
- The 15-year-old faces attempted homicide and additional felony counts, and both remain unnamed because they are minors.
- The District Attorney’s Office said it will seek continued detention on public-safety grounds and will decide later whether to seek adult court for the 16-year-old.
- The shooting followed a fight near Margaret Hayward Playground, left Jayda Mabrey dead and two other minors wounded, and police made two arrests three days later.