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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:57 PM Feb 2016

Florida teen accused of killing his 10-year-old sister

Source: Associated Press

Florida teen accused of killing his 10-year-old sister

Updated 2:38 pm, Monday, February 22, 2016

FOUNTAIN, Fla. (AP) — The death of a 10-year-old girl, allegedly at the hands of her 15-year-old brother, stunned employees of a Florida sheriff's office who had tried to help the family in the past, an authority with the office said Monday.

"About three or four years ago, one of our deputies discovered the family living in basically a pole barn with walls that were covered with tarps," said Maj. Tommy Ford of the Bay County Sheriff's office. "We went out there and helped to put walls up and brought some food and Christmas presents for the kids."

Deputies arrested the 15-year-old boy on Sunday afternoon after finding his sister's body in a field near the home. The girl was reported missing Sunday morning. The Associated Press does not generally name juveniles accused of crimes.

Ford said the boy became a suspect during the search and that he later confessed to killing his sister. In an arrest affidavit released by the department Monday afternoon, an officer who interviewed the boy wrote that he first told investigators that he shot his sister about 3 a.m. Sunday after mistaking her for a deer. The boy later said he saw someone attack his sister and he accidentally hit her while trying to fire at the attacker. The boy changed his story a third time and said that he accidentally shot his sister while trying to teach her how to shoot his rifle.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Florida-teen-accused-of-killing-his-10-year-old-6846369.php

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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
13. Except when pretending to know what someone is or is not familiar with...
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:25 AM
Feb 2016

"I cannot read your mind..."

Except when pretending to know what someone is or is not familiar with...

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
14. But I can read your posts.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 05:06 PM
Feb 2016

See post #1 in this thread.

Either you don't know much about SYG laws or you meant the post as sarcasm.
Since you left out the sarcasm tag, I went with the DU default of literal meaning.

valerief

(53,235 posts)
2. It wasn't at his hands. It was at his gun's bullet.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:00 PM
Feb 2016

So glad he had the gun to protect his family, except his sister, of course. That's the price one pays for one's gawd-given 2A rights of liberty and justice for all. Except his sister, of course.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
3. there's not much left to say at this point.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:02 PM
Feb 2016

testosterone and negligent access to firearms, and lives ruined forever. it's about the most common story in America anymore.

when will the adults be held responsible for the negligence?

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
12. "being a boy" is a very common factor in firearm homicides
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 01:19 PM
Feb 2016

from toddlers on up.

boys have testosterone. that's my point.

 

trillion

(1,859 posts)
4. Sociopath
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:02 PM
Feb 2016

"The boy also told investigators that he cleaned his sister's body, changed her clothing and moved her to the field where the body was later found."

And maybe even a child molester. But killing her... sociopath.

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
5. My 14yr old still isn't allowed to have paint in his room bc
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:03 PM
Feb 2016

he can be such a dingbat. Noway would I ever trust him alone with a firearm, hormones & teenage brain + a firearm just seems dumb.

That's just the responsibility side.

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