A 14-year-old boy shot and killed his sister in Florida on Christmas Eve after she tried to interrupt up a battle between him and his brother, Jennifer Hassan reports for the Washington Post. The brothers have been every in possession of a gun and throughout the argument the 14-year-old took out his gun and threatened to shoot his brother within the head. When the sister, Abrielle Baldwin, tried to deescalate the scenario, the 14-year-old, after allegedly threatening to shoot her and her child, is accused of capturing Baldwin within the chest whereas she was holding her son in a provider. Whereas her child was unhurt, Baldwin was later pronounced lifeless at a hospital.
Seconds after the capturing, the 15-year-old brother got here outdoors holding his personal handgun and shot his youthful brother within the abdomen. The 14-year-old is in custody and in secure situation and his brother was arrested later as nicely after fleeing the scene. Prosecutors are reviewing the case and can resolve whether or not to cost the 14-year-old as an grownup with first-degree homicide and the 15-year-old will likely be charged with tried first-degree homicide and tampering with bodily proof after tossing his weapon right into a yard close by. “The issue is, we received approach too many youngsters on the market with approach too many weapons,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri mentioned, including that he hoped gun legal guidelines would change. “We have to get severe, and we have to get robust.”
Source / Picture: thecrimereport.org
