13-year-old arrested in shooting of Warner Robins teen

A 13-year-old boy was taken into custody after a 16-year-old was shot Monday afternoon in Warner Robins.

The suspect's name was not released because of his age, but he was being held in the Crisp County Youth Detention Center, according to a release from the Warner Robins Police Department.

The victim, Ryan Skeen, was critically wounded in the neck. He was in intensive care at the Medical Center, Navicent Health, Tuesday evening.

A picture of about 150 high school students praying for Skeen at the flagpole Tuesday morning was posted on the Veterans High School Facebook page.

Investigators are still trying to determine what led to the shooting on Franklin Square, in the neighborhood south of Feagin Mill Road and north of Ga. 96.

The accused shooter, who reportedly fled on a bicycle, is charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by an underage person, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of prescription pills.

Monday's episode marked the second shooting involving a youth in four days.

On Thursday, an 11-year-old girl was shot just after dark on Diggs Boulevard. A neighbor said she heard about five shots and that police told her the girl had been shot in the arm.

She was taken to the Medical Center, Navicent Health, for treatment.

This story was originally published October 27, 2015 at 10:31 PM with the headline "13-year-old arrested in shooting of Warner Robins teen ."