Couple charged in 2021 shooting death of Pasadena teenager

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PASADENA, Calif. - Two people were charged Friday with the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy who was hit by a stray bullet while playing video games in the bedroom of his Pasadena home in November 2021, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.

What we know:

Muhammad Abdul-Malik, 38, and Teraeja Flemmings, 31, were each charged with one count of murder. Abdul-Malik is also charged with one felony count of possession of a firearm by a felon. According to a statement by the DA's Office, Abdul-Malik personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury or death.

Abdul-Malik is being held on $3 million bail, and Flemmings on $2 million bail. Abdul-Malik is currently in custody in Florida awaiting extradition to LA, meanwhile Flemmings is expected to be arraigned July 21. 

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On Nov. 20, 2021, Iran Moreno was shot and killed while playing video games in his bedroom on the 900 block of North Raymond Avenue. Officials say Abdul-Malik allegedly fired a single gunshot through a window of Moreno’s home from a vacant lot across the street. He then got into a getaway vehicle allegedly driven by Flemmings. The two are believed to be a couple. 

If convicted as charged, Abdul-Malik faces 53 years to life in state prison, and Flemmings faces 25 years to life in state prison. A motive for the shooting is unknown.