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18-year-old Gregory Rene Sanchez was arrested on Monday, June 8th for abandoning or endangering a child, and that juvenile was pronounced dead the next day.

Lubbock Police Officers were called for reports of shots fired in the 1700 block of 22nd Street a bit before 7 p.m.

The victim, 15-year-old Manuel Rodriguez, was located with a gunshot wound and transported to University Medical Center with serious injuries. He was pronounced shortly after.

The shooting is said to have been accidental, and Sanchez remains in the Lubbock County Detention Center on a $20,000 bond.

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