16-year-old Havre de Grace suspect charged as adult with first-degree murder in Aberdeen shooting

Kevin Kinsey Jr., 16, of Havre de Grace, was charged as an adult in the early Sunday morning shooting death of a 14-year-old in Aberdeen.

Kinsey is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and several other gun-related violations, according to charging documents released Monday by the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Around 11:52 p.m., Saturday, Aberdeen Police responded to the 200 block of Center Deen Ave., for a report of a shooting, according to a news release from the department, and found 14-year-old Jai’den Alexander Winchester in cardiac arrest with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Charging documents state that soon after the shooting, Aberdeen police officers detained two individuals on Route 22 who had blood stains on their clothing and matched the description of the alleged shooter. One of them was Kinsey.

“I’m scared. I don’t want to go to jail, and it was an accident,” Kinsey told police, according to charging documents.

The charging documents state that Kinsey and Winchester were at a Halloween party together, then left the party and got into a car with four others. While in the car, the two got into an argument and Kinsey shot Winchester, according to witness statements given to police and detailed in the charging documents.

Witnesses told police they saw Kinsey at the party with a handgun, and police recovered a black Walther 9MM handgun from the vehicle, according to charging documents. Police said the gun was registered to Kinsey’s father.

Kinsey is in custody at the Harford County Detention Center, according to Aberdeen Police Capt. William Reiber. A bail review hearing was held Monday at the Harford County District Court in Bel Air, and Kinsey is being held without bail.

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