Arrest Made in Columbus Teen Lovely Kendricks Murder

According to NBC4i, a man wanted in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old girl last month is in custody.

According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Franklin County Municipal Court online records, 18-year-old Roshawn Adkins Jr. is in custody in connection with the shooting death of Lovely Kendricks at Franklin Park on Oct. 10. He was arrested Monday.

Adkins is facing a murder charge.

According to court documents, a witness stated they saw Adkins fire a gun into a crowd of several girls fighting near the park at approximately 3 p.m. that day.

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