SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 17-year-old is being charged in connection to the Feb. 12 shooting and death of a teenage boy, according to Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher.
Gallagher said 17-year-old Kamdyn Okrah will be tried as an adult for his involvement in the death of 16-year-old Dylan Smith.
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Okrah is being charged with possession of a firearm by a minor. Okrah is joined by one other teen and Mariah Cortes of Duryea, 24, in being charged in connection to the incident.
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According to Gallagher, Smith, Okrah, and others were at Okrah’s residence consuming alcohol and marijuana while handling a stolen gun.
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