Posted on 10/03/2023 6:39:16 PM PDT by Morgana
An 11-year-old Florida boy has been arrested and charged after allegedly shooting two of his 13-year-old teammates during a fight over food after their football practice.
The boy is charged with second-degree murder after he opened fire at his pals Monday night at Field of Fame in Apopka, about 20 miles from Orland, Florida.
'It's a shame. No one wants to arrest an 11-year-old by any means,' said Apopka Police Chief Mike McKinley.
The youngster allegedly went to his mother's car to grab an unsecured gun and fired at two 13-year-old boys - after a bag of chips was slapped from his hands.
One victim was released from the hospital and the other remained in stable condition, the Fox35 reported.
The 11-year-old is facing a single attempted murder charge as the police chief said he didn't feel it was necessary to 'stack charges upon an 11-year-old with no criminal history'.
The mother of child, who legally owned the gun, could face charges for leaving the firearm unsecured in the car, McKinley said.
Apopka police received 911 calls Monday night at around 8.20pm and rushed to the scene at the Northwest Recreation Center complex near the football fields.
Officers found one 13-year-old juvenile lying on the ground and the second holding his arm, according to the police report.
The alleged shooter, described as 'very quiet and shy', was being 'shielded' near a vehicle by a man and his mom.
He was highly emotional during the arrest, crying and repeatedly saying he didn't know where the gun was, the police report said.
The arrest report revealed that the juvenile shooter was in a fight with two victims who were reportedly bullying him over a bag of chip.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Was it Doritos, tho?
If he shot two other children he needs to be arrested. Immediately.
Of course, what else is new?!
Florida Boy
I don't give a sh$t what the police chief thinks, he has a criminal history now and he is a danger to society. Lock him up!
Idiot police chief.
TWO attempted murder charges are warranted because TWO persons were shot at and injured.
Being soft of criminals only encourages more crime.
And an 11 year old knows that death is permanent and shooting someone can kill them.
Just like Doc Holiday; he let his gun do the talkin'.
Having read your posted excerpt and the boy being charged for second degree murder, I guess being dead is a stable condition.
Blacks again? Sound like it.
$100 the kid was bkack
Child.
No pics.
No other info.
Need we risk a guess?
(This does not constitute anything other than suspecting another indication that the media NOT giving information that would have been given out given different circumstances. And if so, we know what that info might have been.) Yes, I could be very wrong...but given our loathsome and rather simple-minded media, what’s your guess?
Excitable Boy they all said.
Only a Lad - Oingo Boingo
Johnny was bad
Even as a child everybody could tell
Everyone said, “If you don’t get straight you’ll surely go to Hell”
But, Johnny didn’t care
He was an outlaw by the time that he was ten years old
He didn’t wanna do what he was told
Just a prankster
A juvenile gangster
His teachers didn’t understand
They kicked him out of school
At a tender early age just because
He didn’t want to learn things
Had other interests
He liked to burn things!
The lady down the block
She had a radio that Johnny wanted, oh, so bad
So he took it the first chance he had
And then he shot her in the leg
But this is what she said
Only A Lad
You really can’t blame him
Only A Lad
Society’s made him
Only A Lad
He’s our responsibility
Oh, ooh-oh
Only A Lad
He really couldn’t help it
Only A Lad
He didn’t wanna do it
Only A Lad
He’s underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused
Oh-oh-oh, ooh-oh
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh
His parents gave up
They couldn’t influence his attitude
Nobody could help
The little man had no gratitude
And when he stole the car
Nobody dreamed that he would try to take it so far
He didn’t mean to hit the poor man
Who had to go and die
It made the judge cry
Only A Lad
He really couldn’t help it
Only A Lad
He didn’t wanna do it
Only A Lad
He’s underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused
Oh-oh-oh, ooh-oh
It’s not his fault that he can’t behave
Society’s made him go astray
Perhaps if we’re nice he’ll go away
Perhaps he’ll go away, he’ll go away
Only A Lad
You really can’t blame him
Only A Lad
Society made him
Only A Lad
Is he our responsibility?
Hey there Johnny
You really don’t fool me
You get away with murder and you think it’s funny
You don’t give a damn if we live or if we die
Oh-oh-oh, ooh-oh
Hey there Johnny boy
I hope you fry!
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh
Flamin’ HOT Nachos flavor!
What’s a corn chip lover supposed to do?
Turn the other chip?
Just another son of Obeyme.
“Having read your posted excerpt and the boy being charged for second degree murder, I guess being dead is a stable condition.”
I guess the bag of chips did not make it.
One victim was released from the hospital and the other remained in stable condition, the Fox35 reported.
How can he be charged with 2nd degree murder when neither kid died? Should it read attempted murder? Because at best, that is the most he could be changed with.
Editor is drunk...again.
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