Posted on 08/16/2006 10:11:00 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, WI (AP) -- A 12-year-old girl has been charged in children's court for allegedly shooting her 13-year-old ex-boyfriend in the head and killing him.
The girl is charged with homicide by negligent use of a firearm and possession of a dangerous weapon.
After a hearing Tuesday in Milwaukee County Children's Court, the children's mothers embraced.
"I am so sorry, so sorry," the girl's mother said, her arms outstretched to face Romell D. Clayton's mother.
Court Commissioner Julia Vosper was told that the girl is an honor student who has never been in trouble and the families had known each other for years.
Clayton's mother did not want the girl locked up and called Sunday's shooting "a tragic accident," the judge was told.
According to court records, the girl told police that she and Clayton had recently broken up. He came to her house Saturday at about 11:30 p.m., climbed up to her second-story window and handed her the black Ruger 9mm handgun as he climbed into the house, court records said.
She said that two days earlier, Clayton's older brother had been carrying the gun in the pocket of his hooded sweat shirt and told her it was "for protection on the street," according to court records.
Clayton told her he was having problems at home and had run away. In the morning, the girl said, Clayton began to play with the ammunition clip before putting the gun down.
The girl said they were facing each other, talking and kidding when she picked the gun up. She aimed at the boy's head just a couple inches away. The girl said she told Clayton she had taken the clip out and that there "ain't no bullets in it," according to court records.
She then allegedly pulled the trigger.
The court commissioner allowed the girl to go home with her mother under a 24-hour curfew, with permission to leave the house only for school.
"I am struck by the idea that these kids spent most of the morning playing with this gun," said Joy Hammond, an assistant district attorney. "That is scary."
The victim's 14-year-old brother was charged Tuesday with possessing the same gun several days before the shooting.
Basically this is the same situation as Austin TX being chock full of liberals.
"The public school can pass out Birth Control but not a course at the range on gun safety."
Excellent point.
Those chambered rounds get the kids every time.
Sad.
In short, it was an accident. It's manslaughter.
"Unfortunately, these are two areas with the most FRAUDULENT voters."
There. All fixed. :)
We only lost Wisconsin to Kerry by 11,841 votes. About 10K have been shown to be fraudulent to date; not that it matters to most people.
But, didn't that part sound like merely hearsay? That's the girl's explanation of it, not stated that the 14-yr-old admitted to it.
Sure is. Why someone could get hurt!
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)
It is, of course, the fault of the evil gun, not the evil person who pulled the trigger.
Coming soon as a feature film on "Lifetime."
She might get sent to reform school....til she is 18....but no hard time here.
Where's Eddie Eagle when you need him"
Had these goof balls taken that program, at least they may have known that there was a bullet in the chamber.
Oh, I remember, the union thug teachers union doesn't want kids to be taught about gunz, because gunz are EEEVVVVIIILLLL!
Where's my Wild Turkey?
Used to work at a company on Teutonia St. The car park
is locked 24/7! Gunfire was often heard up and down the street. That was a short contract!
I'm sure the cruel face of poverty is to be found somewhere in this story.
A country western song waiting to happen.
Amen. And they loathe San Antonio. Fine by me, stay out!
and don't forget switching off the safety.
We had a situation on my ship, where the head of security was telling us what an idiot his watchstander had been, by removing the magazine in his .45 without removing the chambered round, and pulling the trigger, firing a shot into the air. Of course, while the head of security was showing us what his watchstander did, he proceeded to shoot a hole in the wardroom ceiling.
After we climbed out from under the tables, I suggested that we leave the hole, but they fixed it anyway.
Note to self: Do NOT hand a loaded gun to someone you just broke up with.
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