A 16-year-old boy is in custody and a homicide investigation is underway after a 12-year-old boy died of "apparent stab wounds" in Durango, a spokesperson for La Plata County said in a release. The homicide happened Thursday morning at a residence on Snowy Peaks Way in the Southwest Horizon Ranch subdivision southeast of Durango, the release said. The victim was the suspect's half-brother, according to a county spokesperson. A second victim, a woman believed to be the suspect's mother, is being treated at a local hospital for injuries sustained from "a blunt object attack," the release said. Read more at: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/durango-teen-arrest-after-boy-dies/73-2298b5ca-0251-438d-87fb-ba315356b47f More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.