A 17-year-old faces charges of felony murder and first degree robbery following an incident in March that resulted in the death of a teenager.

Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly said in a Tuesday news conference that Cameron Leonard Phinizee was indicted by a grand jury last week in the death of Ryland O’Neal Calvert, 13.

Calvert died March 26 following an incident at 1236 Hermitage Drive.

On that day, officers responded to a reported shooting at Southern Oaks Apartments.

Calvert, who died at the scene, was found in the parking lot. Police at the time said Calvert died in a robbery.

Phinizee was arrested on that day and released on $100,000 bond.

After hearing from 17 witnesses, Connolly said the grand jury determined that Calvert and Phinizee were attempting to rob the person who shot Calvert, who was acting in self-defense and will not be charged.

Authorities have not named the person.

Phinizee is being charged as an accomplice in an armed robbery.

“The actual person attempting the robbery was the 13-year-old child, who was put up to that crime by the 17-year-old,” Connolly said.

“The 13-year-old child, Ryland Calvert, looked up to Mr. Phinizee,” he said. “Mr. Phinizee got this child involved in an armed robbery and it cost him his life. Our hearts go out to his family and his many friends.”

Florence Police Chief Mike Holt thanked the public for being patient with the investigation, and said there was a “great deal of social media and public attention.

“Investigating crimes of this nature can take significant personal toll on a person, just in and of themselves. But that toll can further be compounded when investigators’ names and, at times, their professional reputations become a discussion in the public discourse,” he said.