WILMINGTON — A local teenager pled guilty after a shooting back in March of this year over the sale of a THC cartridge.
The 18-year-old shooter, Rodrigo Torres, was sentenced on Dec. 17 to 64-101 months in prison for attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and attempted discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling by Judge Ricardo Jensen.
“Anytime a young person picks up a gun, the consequences can be life-altering – for the victims, the offender, and the community. Our office remains committed to addressing youth violence early and decisively, holding individuals accountable while working to prevent the cycle of violence that puts lives at risk,” District Attorney Jason Smith said in a press release.
Officers from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Carolina Beach Road on March 25, where they found seven bullet holes and four shell casings. The defendant struck a deal with one of the occupants of the house to buy a THC cartridge; instead, he and two masked men attempted to steal the cartridge. Torres was 17 at the time of the offense.
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