LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 19-year-old man is charged with murder after he allegedly convinced a 15-year-old girl to lure the victim to his death as part of a "revenge" plan, according to Louisville police investigators. 

Daontez Hodges is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in connection with the fatal December shooting of 20-year-old Milton Ritchie in southwest Louisville.

The shooting happened on the afternoon of Dec. 20 in the 3000 block of Fordhaven Road, off St. Anthony Church Road, near Pleasure Ridge Park. That's where Louisville Metro Police officers found Ritchie outside a vehicle in a ditch with gunshot wounds. 

Investigators determined Ritchie had been shot in the neck and lower back. 

Court documents indicate Ritchie had been invited to meet a 15-year-old girl. When Ritchie arrived at the scene he was greeted by the girl, Hodges and several other people. That's when police said Hodges fired two shots from a rifle at Ritchie, killing him. 

Investigators determined that the 15-year-old girl was part of a "revenge" plan that included taking Ritchie's car after he was shot, and that she contacted Hodges to let him know Ritchie had arrived. Court records indicate 911 callers and witnesses told police "a large crowd was present in the area" when Ritchie was shot. 

The girl was arrested a few days after the killing. She is charged with complicity to murder and robbery.

In addition to murder, Hodges is also charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, complicity to robbery and unlawful transaction with a minor. 

Hodges remains jailed in Louisville Metro Corrections on a $150,000 full cash bond. He is due in arraignment court on Thursday. 

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