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NewsNovember 9, 2010

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis judge has certified a 16-year-old boy to stand trial as an adult in the shooting death of a high school football player. The teenager is accused of gunning down 17-year-old Rahmel McNeil on Sept. 24 as he was walking away from a fight with several other youths. Prosecution as an adult means the suspect could face life in prison without parole...

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ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis judge has certified a 16-year-old boy to stand trial as an adult in the shooting death of a high school football player. The teenager is accused of gunning down 17-year-old Rahmel McNeil on Sept. 24 as he was walking away from a fight with several other youths. Prosecution as an adult means the suspect could face life in prison without parole.

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