13-year-old charged with manslaughter after teen shot, killed in Canton

CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - A 13-year-old has been arrested after a 15-year-old was shot and killed in the city of Canton on Friday.

According to Canton Police Chief Otha Brown, authorities received a call around 6 p.m. that a boy had been shot on Frost Street.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found Larry Taylor, 15, shot below his armpit by an AR-style rifle.

Taylor was a football player at Porter Middle School.

Chief Brown says Tristin Johnson, 13, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the case.

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