Syracuse Teen Charged in Sniper-Style Shooting

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 15-year-old boy was charged Tuesday in the sniper-style slaying of a Syracuse man after police learned his friend falsely confessed to the crime, possibly as part of a twisted loyalty test.

Police originally charged 16-year-old Ja-Le Johnson with second-degree murder after he told them he shot 47-year-old Casimir Snyder on Jan. 4. But investigators now say it was Shawn Rhines who fired the fatal bullet from the attic of a house while Snyder was in the driveway of his home next door. Johnson is now charged with hindering prosecution and other counts...more

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