An Albany man has been charged in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in the city last year.
According to Albany Police, Branden Rivera, 19, was arrested following an investigation by detectives into the murder of Destiny Greene.
Authorities responded to Wilbur Street back in May for reports of shots fired. Police said hospital staff told them Greene, of Latham, had arrived at the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the torso.
Greene was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Police said Wednesday they determined Rivera had shot Greene on Wilbur Street during the commission of an attempted robbery.
Rivera has been charged with one count of murder in the first degree.
He was also arrested in August of 2021 for criminal possession of stolen property.
He was arraigned Wednesday morning in Albany City Criminal Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail.
