A teenager was by another teen in after deciding not to buy a car he saw advertised on . Carlos Carrazana Ricardo was after he and his friend made the trip down to West Baltimore to check out a they saw on . He ultimately decided not to buy it and was shot in the head while driving away, according to .
say Ricardo and his unidentified friend agreed to meet with the seller — 18-year-old Marques Harris — and his brother around 7:30 p.m. on November 26 to check out . After looking over the car, Ricardo decided not to buy it, and they drove away. That’s when the men shot at the two of them 19 times from two different guns. Ricardo, who was driving, was shot in the head, . His friend then jumped in the driver’s seat and drove frantically while looking for help, and he eventually crashed the car. took Ricardo to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he later died
Police learned Harris’ identity from Ricardo’s friend, and they executed on his mother’s house where they found . In an interview with detectives, Harris said he and his brother had left the area and also heard gunshots. However, that probably was a big fat lie. Police said from the area shows the car Harris and his brother were in leaving the scene of the shooting after ShotSpotter — a gunshot detection device — detected, you know, gunfire, according to The Baltimore Banner.
Harris has been charged with , attempted murder and a few other gun charges, The Banner reports. Because he’s under 21 years old, he cannot legally own a handgun.
Ricardo was a senior at J.P. McCaskey High School In Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was a Cuban national who had only been in the U.S. for a year, according to . He was a lover of cars, football and helping his family.
His family set up sites to raise money for funeral expenses.