16-Year-Old Who Was Shot In The Head In East Ridge Dies

  • Sunday, February 7, 2016

Monserrate Ferrer, the 16-year-old who was shot in East Ridge on Friday, has died.

Investigators will meet early next week with the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office to discuss the case.

The shooting that involved two juveniles was at the 4200 block of Bennett Road.

Responding officers found a 16-year-old boy in the bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head. East Ridge Fire and EMS stabilized the patient and transported him by Lifeguard EMS to Erlanger ER.

Another 15-year-old juvenile boy at the scene was arrested for aggravated assault based on the results of the initial investigation. The suspect was transported to the Juvenile Detention Unit for processing.

Charges were upgraded to reckless homicide on Monday.

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