Posted on 08/23/2013 9:52:27 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
The teen accused of shooting a toddler between the eyes during a robbery attempt counted down from five before firing, his alleged accomplice testified today after pointing him out as the shooter.
Dominique Lang testified that he ran into De'Marquise Elkins on the morning of the March 21 slaying. A short while later as the two walked together, they saw Sherry West with a stroller.
Lang says Elkins walked to West and demanded her purse before pulling out a gun. When West refused to hand the purse over, he hit her in the face with it and threatened her baby.
'The baby was in the stroller screaming,' Lang said.
Elkins shot Sherry West in the leg with his .22 caliber handgun, he testified, and then shot the 13-month-old baby Antonio Santiago.
De'Marquise Elkins is charged with murder, child cruelty, attempted armed robbery and multiple counts of aggravated assault in connection to the March 21 shooting.
If convicted, Elkins will not face the death penalty because he was 17 at the time of the killing, too young under Georgia law to be executed.
Prosecutors have also accused Elkins of shooting Wilfredo Calix Flores outside a local church ten days before the child was killed.
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If the Constitution is to be re-written at some point, I would suggest getting rid of that stupid old “no cruel and unusual punishment” bit.
And just how long did it take for him to figure out what came before 5? Of course since he didn’t do it, the countdown is irrelevant.
I sure hope the guy who runs o’l sparky can count to five real slow-like.
He can count down from five backwards? Apparently a genius compared to Rachel Jeantel.
Frankly, I’m surprised that the “ute” could count from 5 to 1!
Maybe he had the baby count for him.
Well,he wanted to make it a fair fight!
My cousin was killed in a hotel robbery where the killer ordered my cousin and a co-worker on their backs and on the floor whereby the killer took off his sunglasses, paused and aimed the gun at my cousin’s stomach. He did the same to my cousin’s co-worker but only managed to only sever his spine.
I miss the old days.
I’m really starting to lose track of the body count on this black on white murder spree.
We need to make a map to keep track of all these “random” acts of violence committed by “teens”.
I guess it means i’ll have to wear a bullet proof vest everywhere I go. I’d hate to be the object of fun for some bored youths.
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