12-year-old charged in Alexandria homicide

A 12-year-old has been charged with negligent homicide in the Friday evening shooting death of an Alexandria man, according to police.

Alexandria police officers responded around 6:40 p.m. to a report of a man down in the 2200 block of Polk Street. Upon arrival, they found a man, 29-year-old Courtney Honore.

Honore was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the release.

"As of this release, it appears that the victim suffered a single fatal wound from an air-pellet-type weapon," reads the release.

After detectives and crime scene personnel responded and began an investigation, a 12-year-old described as an acquaintance of Honore was arrested and was charged with negligent homicide. No other information about the juvenile is available, according to police.

However, the juvenile does remain in custody.