PA teen killed in Facebook Marketplace sale 'gone wrong'

Baltimore, MD (CNN) — Police in Maryland say an 18-year-old from Pennsylvania was fatally shot in a Facebook Marketplace deal gone wrong.

Now, there's another 18-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the case.

Authorities say 18-year-old Carlos Carrazana Ricardo had only immigrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from Cuba, last year.

He was a senior at JP McCaskey High School.

In a letter to students and their families the principal said in part, "the loss is being felt widely in our school community...please keep Carlos' family, friends and our students and staff in your thoughts as we process this loss."

Charging documents say Carrazana Ricardo and a friend drove to the 2700 block of Harlem Avenue, in Mosher, last Sunday, hoping to buy a car he had reportedly found on Facebook Marketplace.

Investigators say that at the last minute, he decided against it.

Then, as he and his friend started to drive off, shots rang out, with one of the bullets hitting Carrazana Ricardo in the head. He eventually died of shock trauma.

After being identified by Carrazana Ricardo’s friend, police found Marques Harris at his home where police say a handgun was also found.

Harris told police he was the seller, but said he heard gunshots after he got back into his brother's car when the sale was called off.

“The loss of life in any kind of gun violence is also tragic."

John Bullock is the city councilman for District 9, where the shooting took place.

He says it's always hard when he hears about these incidents.

“My heart goes out to anyone who loses a family member, I mean, having lost family members myself, it's a hard thing to deal with and especially when they were really just trying to make a transaction. So, they weren't involved in anything nefarious."

And while homicide and deadly shootings are down this year, he says preventing these crimes, especially among young people, remains a top priority.

“The loss of one person is still too much, so a lot of folks and neighbors may not feel that drop just because, statistically, we can prove that, but again, what people feel sometimes is a little bit different. So, we still just have a lot more work to do in the city."

Harris is set to appear in court on January 3rd for a preliminary hearing.

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