Man in court on charge of killing 17-year-old

May 6—GOSHEN — An Elkhart man accused of killing a teenager appeared in court for the first time Thursday.

Alberto Avelino Alvarez, 21, is charged with murder in the April 28 shooting death of a 17-year-old boy. He was arrested after being hospitalized for injuries sustained in what he claimed was an exchange of gunfire during a drug deal.