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17 YO Arrested in Linden McKinley Student's Death

Updated: Wednesday, January 23 2013, 02:39 PM EST
COLUMBUS -- Columbus homicide detectives have arrested 17-year-old Shyquan Washington and charged him with the murder of 15-year-old Keawaun Coleman who was gunned down near the McDonalds on Cleveland Ave.

Right now he is charged as a juvenile, but a hearing to bind him over as an adult is scheduled for the end of the month.

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Web Producer: Kellie Hanna

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COLUMBUS -- Days after a high school freshman was gunned down, police are still working to identify the shooter.

Keawaun Coleman died Thursday at OSU's Wexner Medical Center after being shot in an alley near a Cleveland Ave. McDonald's.

Coleman, 15, was among a group of Linden-McKinley students present during a fight that ended with shots being fired.

Coleman was the only person wounded by the gunfire.

Detectives have questioned several people -- including many Linden-Mckinley students -- during the investigation into the fatal shooting, but none of those interviewed has identified the gunman.

While no suspects have been named, Linden-McKinley graduate Andrew Bosley told ABC 6/FOX 28 that police questioned him about a possible connection to the shooter -- a link that Bosley strenuously denies.

"[An officer] said, 'Well, somebody said a kid came out of your house with a gun and walked down to Cleveland Ave., shot the boy, and came back,'" Bosley said. "In the name of Jesus, I have no kids living here."

Bosley said the officer seemed satisfied with his response, and did not press the issue further.

Police continue to encourage the public to assist with the investigation.

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Reporter: Carol Luper
Web Producer: Ken Hines
17 YO Arrested in Linden McKinley Student's Death