16-year-old is 2nd teen charged with capital murder in Montgomery homicide

A second teen has been charged in the October shooting death of a young man in Montgomery.

Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a 16-year-old boy. He was taken into custody earlier today by U.S. Marshals.

The teen is charged with capital murder in the Oct. 23, 2024, killing of 22-year-old Eldren Wright.

Earlier this week, police announced charges against 18-year-old Bakeith Lavaughn Jackson Jr.

Both teens are charged with two counts of capital murder – capital murder during a robbery and capital murder by shooting into a vehicle – and three counts of attempted murder.

Montgomery police were notified about 6:15 p.m. that Wednesday that the five victims showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds.

Investigators determined the shooting happened in the 1000 block of Liberty Square Drive.

No additional details have been released.

Three men and two juveniles were injured. Wright and one of the juveniles sustained life-threatening injuries.

The other three victims had non-life-threatening injuries.

Wright died on Oct. 29.