Posted on 12/26/2023 9:37:15 PM PST by Morgana
A 23-year-old Florida mother-of-two has been shot and killed following an argument over Christmas presents.
Abrielle Baldwin was killed on Christmas Eve at their grandmother's home in Largo, Florida.
Police believe the gun was fired by her 14-year-old brother Damarcus Coley who was then shot by their 15-year-old sibling, Darcus Coley.
It is alleged Darcus fled the scene and then made a call to their mother.
Damarcus and his sister were taken to hospital, where he underwent surgery, but Abrielle did not survive her injuries.
Both brothers have been charged with murder, and the state is considering trying them as adults.
The drama began when the siblings went shopping with their mother, Joyce, and Arielle's two children - a six-year-old son, and an 11-month-old baby boy.
They returned to their grandmother's house in Largo and began arguing, with the 15-year-old saying his younger brother was getting more than him.
'The fact that you get two teenagers arguing over presents - a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old - that happens,' said Bob Gualtieri, the sheriff of Pinellas County. 'But not with guns.'
The 14-year-old, Damarcus, allegedly pulled out a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun and threatened to shoot his brother in the head - but their uncle managed to remove him from the home, Gualtieri explained.
Outside, it is understood Damarcus was confronted by their sister, who was carrying her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier.
'You all need to leave that stuff alone. Why are you trying to start it? It's Christmas,' she told him, in audio captured by a neighbor's home camera system, and obtained by The Tampa Bay Times.
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Pardon all my typos. Typing on the phone can be difficult when the keyboard stays tiny.
That was fun, who's house are we burning down this month?
It’s always them, Boo Boo.
Just when you think you’ve heard it all.
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Well, my birthday is in August and that’s next time I might be due some gifts.
We shall see who is not generous to me.
Has to be Floriduh. There is no Largo, TX, nor is there a Pinellas County in TX, but there is a Largo in Pinellas County, Floriduh. And Largo is supposedly where Grandm's house is where the murder took place. I'm not actually sure where Texas comes in to play after reading the whole article at the source site. Texas is not mentioned except in the headline.
“KnowhatI’msayin’?”
I don’t know why they are mentioning Texas, since they all lived in Florida and the crime took place in Florida.
The article was misleading, not to mention misinformed.
I’m not used to seeing mustaches on mid-teenagers, but I think they would look older than they are without them anyway.
Dear dailymail. Again you forgot “SHOCKING!” in the headline. Please remember to do so.
I know I’m not the only one who’s noticed pure raw rage is getting worse. People of all types are just losing their cool over nothing. Otoh, I know conservatives are enraged by what our corrupt government is doing, but we should be angry about that kind of injustice.
-PJ
“Teens”, huh?! They look so much older!
That’s what I think.
LOL! sort of.
>> A parents’ chance to shape a child’s character is from bith until about 12. After that, all the dysfunction remains baked in the cake, until a stronger influence forces them to change.
That there’s a DAMN good point.
“Darcus and Damarcus both good Amish boys destined for an Ivy League law school or matching MBAs.”
Yep, they would fit right in at an ivy league school today. They meet ALL the prerequisites.
Both. She was in Florida. He was in Texas. He had a really good scope.
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