Alezauna Carter case: Man charged with murder in Philadelphia teen's slaying

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection to the murder of a 13-year-old girl found in a Frankford apartment.

PHILADELPHIA - Police have confirmed that an arrest has been made in the murder of a 13-year-old girl found in a Frankford apartment.

Luis Rodriguez, 25, of the 1600 block of Allengrove Street, has been arrested and charged with murder and related offenses for his involvement in the murder of Alezauna Carter, authorities announced Monday.

For months, Carter's family had been seeking answers in the death of the young girl.

Police say Carter, known as Libby, was reported missing in November 2020. She was last seen the morning of October 12th, near the 7100 block of Theodore Street in Southwest Philadelphia.

Arrest made in death of missing teen girl found murdered in Philadelphia

Philadelphia police say they have arrest Alezauna 'Libby' Carter's killer, after the 13-year-old girl was found shot to death. She had been missing for six months prior to her death.

Six months later, on April 18th, police found someone shot in the mouth in a first-floor apartment on the 1500 block of Overington Street in Frankford. At that time, they only referred to the victim as an unidentified female who died at the scene.

It wasn’t until May 1st that Libby was identified. Further details on the case have not been released.