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| Malik "Momo" Warthen was shot and killed in Argyle Forest, Fla |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
A 17-year-old is now facing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of
another teen in the afternoon on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in Argyle Forest.
Michael Saddler was arrested and charged
with the death of 17-year-old Malik "Momo" Warthen late Saturday night.
On Saturday afternoon, officers with the
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to a home on 9300 Block of Maidstone Mill
Drive East. That's where they say Warthen was hanging out with friends when he
was shot.
Police say a group of people were inside
the home playing video games when Saddler picked up a gun and shot Warthen in
the head. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.
People in the area and family members
say this was a group of teenagers who had been good friends and were
hanging out at the house. Warthen's family members are devastated and in a
state of shock.
"I'm frustrated, I'm hurt,"
said Sky Hall, the victim's aunt. "I'm all cried out. My head hurts. I
can't believe he's gone."
But Warthen's family members said the
shooter also lived in the area and had also been friends with the victim.
"I just know he would always be at
the house," said Jade Atwater, the victim's cousin. "He would stay
the night, play games, go to parties together. I can't even picture him
with a gun in his hand, that's why I don't even know how this happened."
Warthen's family members describe him as
an outgoing young man and a student at Westside High School. They said he loved
playing sports and video games.
"Whatever he had, he would give it
to you," Hall said. "It's just like, I don't know why this had to
happen to him. Why?"
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