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.