A high school student has been arrested after a 10-year-old boy was shot to death in New Jersey, police said.
The 16-year-old suspect was arrested by detectives at Neptune High School on Thursday, according to police. The school was temporarily placed on lockdown while he was removed from a classroom.
Police said they believe the student was the accomplice of a gunman who fired several shots into an Asbury Park home full of children late Wednesday, killing the young boy and injuring his 39-year-old mother.
The gunman remains on the loose, police said.
The 16-year-old was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
The child's mother, who was shot in her leg, was treated and released from a hospital.
Video from the scene shows several evidence markers on the street in front of a home on Ridge Avenue.
Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said Thursday night that authorities believe someone else in the home was the intended target.
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The names of the victims have not been released. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office will determine a motive in the shooting.
