HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A 15-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this year in Hollywood.
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Online jail records show Gentle Edwards was transferred from juvenile detention to the Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach on Thursday.
He is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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According to Hollywood police, Robin Bouza Jr., 17, was shot by Edwards shortly before 9:30 p.m. on April 22 in the 7300 block of Farragut Street.
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Police said Bouza was pronounced dead at the scene.
Edwards surrendered to authorities at the Hollywood Police Department on May 28.
A motive for the shooting has not been released by investigators.
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