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Juvenile charged in connection with shooting death of Huntington teen

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A juvenile has been taken into custody and charged for the shooting death of a teenager in Huntington.

Huntington PD said a juvenile was arrested on Friday in connection with the death of Tayla Johnson, 16, of Huntington.

Johnson died of a single gunshot wound on May 20 in the 1000 block of 22nd Street. The juvenile was arraigned Friday and taken to a detention center, police said.

Authorities said related to this investigation, a search warrant was executed at 920 ½ 23rd St. on Friday. During the execution of the search warrant, the following arrests were made:

– Kelly Ingels, 45, of Huntington. Ingles was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, selling a firearm to a juvenile, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

– Freda Ingels, 40, of Huntington. Ingles was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.





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