Crime & Safety
Teen Killed In Lawrenceville Shooting ID'd
The teenage boy was found dead Wednesday shortly after being reported as a missing person.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A 16-year-old missing boy who was found shot to death Wednesday in the 600 block of Paden Mill Trail has been identified and a suspect has been arrested.
Gwinnett County Police identified the teenage boy as Jose Daniel Martinez, of Lawrenceville.
Martinez was reported missing at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, when his family told officers he had not returned home the previous night, police said.
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Officers searched Martinez's last known location at Paden Mill Trail and found him dead with a gunshot wound, police said.
Dennis Calzadilla, 20, of Lilburn, was arrested in connection with the case, police said. Calzadilla was charged on suspicion of felony murder and aggravated assault, police said.
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A motive in the shooting is unknown.
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