Teen being tried as adult after April homicide, DA says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A juvenile, Jesse Martinez Jr., has been transferred to adult court and is now charged with first-degree murder.

Martinez is being charged as an adult for the killing of 15-year-old Michael Aguilar; family members identified the victim as Aguilar.

The charge stems from an April shooting near the Berclair neighborhood. Memphis Police initially responded to a reported shooting just before 6 p.m. on the block of Macon Road area…

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