BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies arrested a 16-year-old boy they say killed his girlfriend at a mobile home park in Barrow County.
Channel 2 Action News was there Thursday night in Winder off Midland Avenue as officers investigated. The girl was killed at the Russell Village Mobile Home Park, according to Barrow County Sheriff's Department.
Officers arrested the teen suspect several hours later behind a grocery store in Winder. He was later charged with murder.
For now, investigators don’t have a motive and are awaiting findings from the state medical examiner on how the girl was killed.
“We don’t know the cause of death,” said Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith. “At this point, it was either a shooting or a stabbing.”
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Many in the neighborhood said they were shaken by the murder.
''Its sad, very sad," said Cheryl Gaston.
The sheriff said such violence is rare among teens in Barrow County.
“It’s tragic when anyone loses their life,” Smith said. “We have always said that. But when a situation like this turn, and you got two juveniles, what can be that bad that you have to take someone's life?"
Because the suspect is a juvenile, investigators are not releasing his name. But he's set to turn 17 next month and will be tried as an adult.
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