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Teen arrested in Waco's 6th homicide of 2025

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WACO, Texas (KXXV) — The Waco Police Department arrested a teenager Wednesday for the death of Rondal Smith.

Waco police officers responded to Hawthorne on May 21, 2025 where they found a teenager with gunshot wounds and a dead man, later identified as Smith.

Investigators have now charged a juvenile with Murder.

Waco Police confirmed that the teen found at the scene with a gunshot wound is the same 16-year-old that was arrested and charged in the case.

Smith's death marked the sixth homicide in Waco this year.