Crime & Public Safety
He turned 13 and was killed within hours, but no one convicted of murder
Nizzear Rodriguez was shot to death as he slept in his bed, just hours after celebrating his 13th birthday.
Oct 4, 2017
Nizzear Rodriguez only got to be a teenager for a few hours before he was shot to death in his bedroom.
On Aug. 24, 2014, at least two people broke into a Carroll County townhouse, and one of them fired the shot that killed the boy. But no one was convicted of killing Nizzear, who had celebrated his 13th birthday hours before he died.
The alleged gunman was acquitted of murder.
Read how Nizzear's family uses faith to find peace through the tragedy on myajc.com.
