(*This developing story will be updated)
A Brockton mother has told a Boston television station that her son, 15, was shot and killed on Friday after authorities arrested a 17-year-old as a suspect.
Jason Benson-Green was identified as the shooting victim by his mother, Pemi Benson, in an interview with WCVB-TV on Saturday afternoon.
“I just want to know what happened to my son, what exactly happened,” she told the news outlet.
Authorities have not released the victim’s name. And at this time, MassLive has not independently confirmed the boy’s identity.
Earlier Saturday, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office announced that a 17-year-old boy was in custody in connection with the fatal shooting, which took place at 3:23 p.m. at 131 Lynn Road. The boy, 17, is charged with possession of a gun.
The district attorney’s office did not identify the victim of the shooting or the suspect.
Benson-Green was shot in the chest and first responders brought him to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth where he was pronounced dead, WCVB reported.
Benson told the outlet that her son came home from school, changed clothes and left the house. He was last seen headed toward a friend’s house on Lynn Road, Benson told WCVB, and before she got a call telling her that her son had been shot.
Massachusetts State Police and Brockton police are investigating the shooting incident.
