12-year-old girl accused of shooting of mother after grounding

Associated Press via HoustonChronicle.com ^ | Oct. 11, 2004 | na

[Max Combined]

DALLAS -- A 12-year-old girl upset over being grounded is accused of shooting her mother to death early Sunday in her bed.

The girl's 10-year-old brother called police about 1 a.m. after finding his mother, 48-year-old Elvira Marion Walton, shot.

The 12-year-old who was being detained at the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center.

"Apparently the motive is because the daughter was upset that the mother disciplined her," Dallas police Sgt. Gary Kirkpatrick, homicide unit supervisor, said in Monday editions of The Dallas Morning News.

Walton had six children and lived in a converted garage used as the family home. An older daughter, 22-year-old Thanica Derrick, said her mother had been having trouble with the 12-year-old.

"She is your average 12-year-old, hormones and everything," Derrick said. "There's nothing that bad to make her do that to my mama. She had been breaking out of the house and not going to school."

Neighbor Lashonda Washington said the 12-year-old regularly stayed out late with neighborhood boys.

"She was always down the street," Washington said. "Her mom was always going down the street at night, telling her it was time to come home."

Derrick is taking care of her 10-year-old half-brother.

[Max Combined]

Hmmm?

[heartwood]

poor boy. he will need God's own help coming out right after this.

[BunnySlippers]

Mother and six children living ina converted garage? Something's wrong here.

[camle]

""She is your average 12-year-old, hormones and everything," Derrick said. "There's nothing that bad to make her do that to my mama. She had been breaking out of the house and not going to school." "

average huh? well she's REALLY grounded now...

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Try the girl and execute her by public hanging. Absolutely no apologies for that post.

[7.62 x 51mm]

"...the 12-year-old regularly stayed out late with neighborhood boys."

What's wrong with that picture?

[ClearCase_guy]

That was my favorite part. Average kid ... shootin' mama, breaking out of the house, not going to school ... I mean, everybody does that stuff when they're 12, right?

[camle]

it's them hor-moans donchaknow!

sounds like parents everywhere better learn how to duck!

[Graybeard58]

[DirtyHarryY2K]

"...the 12-year-old regularly stayed out late with neighborhood boys."

What's wrong with that picture?<

Where's Dear ol' dad? funny no one even mention the father.

[Jaxter]

"What's wrong with that picture?"

No mention of a father either.

[Jaxter]

Great minds think alike. 35 seconds.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

The first thing I thought of is where is the father? guess because I have two teen daughters. Another thing... where did the firearm come from?

[Jaxter]

Another success story in the liberal's war on the American family, no doubt.

[G Larry]

only grounded til she's 21, ya know....

"youthful offender" and all....

[sittnick]

Mother and six children living ina converted garage? Something's wrong here. The article does not say all six children were living in the converted garage. The mother was 48, chances are that most of her children have grown up and moved out (we know at least one of the children is 22), that is why there is no mention of anyone but one boy needing care.

[camle]

yep. nine years. then boyfriend will have to sleep with one eye open.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Reminds me of the senseless promotion of the mindlessness seen on the Jenny Jones show, All the teens on the show because their mothers couldn't control them any longer. no fathers to be found!

They must have canned the show, haven't seen it while channel surfing for quite some time now.

[joesnuffy]

Meanwhile we live in a culture that promotes extra marital and teen sex...Madison ave cant sell
white trash bags or frozen dinner entres without sexual inuendo....The core message of TV shows for entertainment on mainstream prime time propaganda networks are wrapped around overt sexual experiences...

The ACLU wants God out of the public forum and is working on getting him out of the private one as well...

The product of all of this is Future Criminals of America (F.C.A.) or grist for the abortion mills..

When a culture becomes filled with souls devoid of the Holy Spirit's guidence expect an external enforcer waiting in the wings...with a smirk on his face...and an armfull of chains

imo