17-Year-Old Boy Now Faces Murder Charge After Waterbury Avenue Shooting

The  has charged a teenager in connection with the . that left one man dead and another man injured last Friday night. 

Police now say the shooting was the result of a robbery gone bad.

A Cleveland teenager was charged Friday with delinquency through the aggravated murder of 17-year-old Charles Wilson, of Cleveland, and the attempted aggravated murder of 20-year-old Frederick Burt, of Cleveland.

He was also charged with tampering with evidence. He was taken to the county’s juvenile detention facility.

Burt, who was shot in the leg during the incident, also has been charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.

Witnesses to the shooting  that the incident was the result of a robbery that went sour.

On Friday, police confirmed.

According to a news release, detectives learned that Burt and Wilson went to 2051 Waterbury Ave. armed to rob the house at around 9 p.m. Jan. 6.

They began collecting wallets, jackets, earrings and other personal possessions from those at the home, according to Lakewood Police Chief Timothy Malley.

“That’s when it all went bad,” he said. 

During the robbery attempt, Wilson was shot and killed by the 17-year-old — a victim in the robbery. He followed Burt outside the home and shot him in the leg, according to the release. 

The 17-year-old boy, now charged in the incident, then fled. 

Both weapons used in these crimes have been recovered, but ballistics results haven’t come back yet.

Andre Daniels of 1588 Lakewood Ave., was , but that charge will still be presented to the grand jury.

“We’re not dropping the charge, but we’ll present the case to the grand jury,” Malley said. “It’s a little convoluted but we will get it sorted out through the grand jury.”

Burt was taken to the Cuyahoga County jail, and his case will be presented to a grand jury.

Several  with crimes related to the incident.

“It went bad for the robbers,” Malley said. “Then it went bad it bad for everyone else involved here because nobody else could tell the truth. They all panicked. There’s this sort of street mentality. They don’t want to tell the truth when presented with the facts.” 

He said police are continuing the investigation, and more charges may be filled against additional suspects.