Ex-boyfriend arrested in connection to deadly shooting of Avondale teen

AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Authorities on Friday arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl in her Avondale apartment last weekend.

Rhiana Kemplin, 17, was found shot just before 6:30 a.m. at the Rio Santa Fe Apartments, near Dysart Road and McDowell Road, on Nov. 8. She died at the hospital. According to a verified GoFundMe page, Kemplin was asleep when she was shot.

On Friday at about 9:30 p.m., officers arrested 18-year-old Emilio Rivera in connection with Kemplin’s death, according to the Avondale Police Department…

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