SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A teenager who, police said, accidentally shot and killed two other teenagers in Southwest Miami-Dade appeared in juvenile court on Tuesday morning.
Fifteen-year-old Joseph Blanco is facing two counts of manslaughter and will be tried in adult court for the rest of his case.
Detectives said Blanco was playing with a gun at a home in the area of Southwest 192nd Avenue and West Mowry Drive on Nov. 25 when it accidentally went off.
One bullet was said to have killed 14-year-old Julio Labrada and 15-year-old Jose Villarreal III.
Blanco’s friends and family members were at the court hearing on Tuesday.
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