The teenage cousin of a 12-year-old boy fatally shot last month in Texarkana was arrested this week on a charge of tampering with physical evidence in the case.
The Texarkana Police Department said in a news release that a 13-year-old boy who lived with his 12-year-old cousin at the time the younger boy was shot was taken into custody Tuesday.
The 12-year-old, whose identity has not been released, was found shot about 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at a residence on East 50th Street, the Texarkana Gazette previously reported. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Other children and adults were inside the home at the time of the shooting, according to the paper.
Police said the 13-year-old, whose name was not released, remained jailed at the Texarkana Juvenile Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon.
Additional information regarding the shooting was not available.
State Desk on 03/09/2017