MARION — A 13-year-old has been arrested after a fatal shooting in Marion on Monday.
According to a release from the Marion Police Department, a 13-year-old is in custody following a deadly shooting just before 8 p.m. at the Circle K in the 900 block of East Bradford Street.
Following dispatch to the location, officers located 24-year-old customer Byron Otis Dennis Jr., 24, with a fatal gunshot wound to his chest.
Utilizing surveillance at the convenience store, Marion Police pinpointed a suspect and later took them into custody at their residence in the 500 block of E. Highland Avenue.
According to police, the crime is being viewed as a "crime of opportunity." The 13-year-old suspect was seen in surveillance taking something from Dennis after shooting him.
The teen is preliminarily charged with robbery and murder.
