Tommy Grays.Photo:NBC Washington 4
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A teenage boy from Maryland was fatally shot while on vacation in Puerto Rico.
Carlos Aníbal Rosado Martínez, 23, has been arrested and faces charges of murder and attempted murder as well as gun charges in connection with the shooting, according to multiple outlets, including NBC4,Fox5DCandCBS Baltimore.
It’s not immediately clear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney.
Tommy’s stepfather was shot in the face and is in the hospital, NBC4 reports.
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Tommy’s father, who wasn’t there on the trip, is heartbroken. Speaking over a video call to NBC4, he said, “I just want to get my babies home and in a safe place, and I just never want to see this place again.”
The beach where Tommy Grays was fatally shot.NBC Washington 4
Describing the alleged events, Tommy’s father claimed, “My son had actually stopped the situation happening. … He then walked back to the beach and was in the water with his stepfather when the guy came running back up with the gun shooting at them.”
Tommy’s father described him as “an innocent kid with not a single violent bone in his body.”
Tommy Grays.NBC Washington 4
Tommy is the third tourist killed in Puerto Rico in the past two months. Back in May, two NYU graduate students werefatally shotoutside a San Juan nightclub during their birthday celebrations.
“His smile was contagious,” Snead said.
source: people.com
