Arrest made in Ohio highway shooting that killed 3-year-old

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A 17-year-old from Detroit has pleaded not guilty in connection with the shooting death of a 3-year-old who was riding in a car on an Ohio highway when someone in another vehicle opened fire.

The teen appeared today in juvenile court in Toledo to face a complicity-to-murder charge.

Prosecutors would not say what involvement the 17-year-old may have had in the shooting.

Police say 3-year-old Malachi Barnes was in the backseat of his father’s car on Nov. 22 when another vehicle pulled alongside on I-75 and someone began shooting.

The boy later died at a hospital. Two other children also were in the car.

Investigators have told The Blade newspaper the suspect has ties to the Toledo area and he was arrested Thursday.