Arrest made in death of child found in park

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police have charged a man in the slaying of 12-year-old boy who was stabbed in a popular public park.

Detectives said Thursday that 21-year-old Joseph Cambron has been charged with murder and evidence tampering.

A park-goer found Ray Allen Etheridge unresponsive in a wooded area in Cherokee Park Tuesday. He later died at a hospital of multiple stab wounds.

Louisville Police say they found surveillance video of Cambron with the victim before the attack. Etheridge attended school in southern Indiana’s Clark County, but he and his family were homeless and often visited the park and a nearby shopping center.

Police say Cambron had a camp in the park near where the attack occurred.

Police say Cambron contacted police on Wednesday, saying he knew something about the killing.

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