Round Rock Juneteenth shooting: Teen suspect will not be tried as an adult
ROUND ROCK, Texas - A Williamson County judge ruled a 15-year-old suspect will not be tried as an adult for his involvement in the deadly mass shooting at a Juneteenth event in Round Rock.
Due to the suspect being a teen, his name has not been released.
An attorney for the teen clarified he is not charged with murder and believes the evidence against him is weak.
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The teen was arrested around the same time as 18-year-old Keshawn Dixon and 17-year-old Ricky Thompson.
Police said, in June, Dixon and Thompson both fired their weapons into a crowd, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others.
Thompson and Dixon both face charges of aggravated assault - mass shooting.
The teen's trial is expected to start in March.