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Man charged in shooting death of 10-year-old, says Yuba County DA's Office

The Yuba County District Attorney's Office is charging 31-year-old Juan Martin Ortiz with murder, alleging he killed a child in a family dispute

MARYSVILLE, Calif. — The Yuba County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday they filed murder charges against 31-year-old Juan Martin Ortiz in the shooting death of a 10-year-old in Olivehurst, CA.

Officials say the child was killed in a family dispute Sunday night.

Ortiz was arrested Monday and accused by law enforcement officials of killing the child, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of ammunition.

He's being held on no bail and is set to appear in court Feb. 22.

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