Chester Creek shooting suspect is 12 years old

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VICTIM IDENTIFIED

The person who shot two teens near Chester Creek Trail on Sunday, killing one of them and badly wounding the other, is just 12 years old, police say. Detectives have arrested him and he’s now housed at  McLaughlin Youth Center in Anchorage. Charges have been forwarded to the Division of Juvenile Justice.

The person-of-interest, LaShawna Nettles, 45, was questioned by detectives and released.

The slain teenager has been identified as Thomas Williams, age 18.

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