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Boy Who Survived Cancer, 9, Found Dead Under Lawn Chair, Authorities Have 'Person of Interest'
People via MSN ^ | May 6, 2022 | Charmaine Patterson

Posted on 05/07/2022 12:12:33 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes

Officials in Pennsylvania say they have a person of interest after a 9-year-old boy was found dead under a lawn chair.

Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli confirmed the identity of Azuree Charles, who had been reported missing, in a press conference on Thursday, captured by WTAE.

More than 30 officers from the New Kensington Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police and other surrounding areas were briefed and stepped in to help find the missing child, who Ziccarelli said died of homicide.

"This is a horrible tragedy for our community here at New Kensington and our county at large," Ziccarelli told reporters. She asked the public for help in providing information on Azuree, urging those with details to call the New Kensington Police Department at 724-339-7533.

"To our community at large, hold your children near, they are our most precious gifts. We will not rest until we determine what or who caused this child's death," Ziccarelli said.

"We do have a person of interest," she added. "I can't comment any further at this time as this is an ongoing investigation."

She later continued, "I can confirm that this is a homicide and the child did die at the hands of another person. Based on everything we know at this time in the investigation, we do not believe there is a danger to the community-at-large."

Ziccarelli said she could not speak to how Azuree's mother is coping with the loss, but confirmed that the child has three younger siblings.

No arrests have been made in Azuree's death, however,...police took his father Jean Charles into custody for an unrelated warrant for a simple assault and child endangerment case after allegedly punching his son in the eye and leaving a bruise in November, per WPXI. It is unclear if the son was Azuree.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: lgbtq
This breaks my heart... This young boy spent most of his life with serious health conditions, only to be murdered at age 9.
1 posted on 05/07/2022 12:12:33 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Tired of Taxes

This horrible.


2 posted on 05/07/2022 12:15:32 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: Tired of Taxes
The graphic I am posting below is Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania where the crime happened. The voting results for the county are color coded blue for Trump and red for Biden. The darker the blue, the bigger the Trump margin.

There are exactly two red spots on the western border.

New Kensington, where this crime happened, is the spot further north.

The larger red spot further south is even a more crime-ridden cesspool.

3 posted on 05/07/2022 12:23:27 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Tired of Taxes

:-(

RIP.


4 posted on 05/07/2022 12:27:22 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: Tired of Taxes

Lives matter, I guess.


5 posted on 05/07/2022 12:28:51 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

6 posted on 05/07/2022 12:42:12 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Tired of Taxes

Terrible. How can anyone do such a thing? Murder a nine year old? Despicable.


7 posted on 05/07/2022 1:02:01 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: Tired of Taxes
I think we have a Haitian incident here.

The boy's father Jean Charles Azure.


8 posted on 05/07/2022 1:03:55 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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Terrible. How can anyone do such a thing? Murder a nine year old? Despicable.

Meh. Soon you will be able to legally murder a 1 mo. old in California. While cheered on by Elizabeth Warren.

9 posted on 05/07/2022 1:09:37 PM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

why did I try to guess when I already knew


10 posted on 05/07/2022 2:04:42 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Vigilanteman

Actually, I believe that red spot on the map is Arnold.


11 posted on 05/07/2022 3:15:57 PM PDT by BikerJoe
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To: Tired of Taxes

Police picked up the boy's father, Jean Charles, who had been on a warrant in connection with a different case stemming from charges of assault and child endangerment in a November 2021 incident. Charles was was accused of punching his son in the eye, which resulted in bruising on the boy's face. He was denied bail. Investigators are calling the boy's death a homicide. A person of interest has been identified; however, police have not named any suspects or have said whether they are considering the boy's father as a suspect in the case

12 posted on 05/07/2022 3:34:15 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.))
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To: jonrick46

He must be the “person of interest.” The police are probably just trying to find more evidence.


13 posted on 05/07/2022 5:57:52 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: BikerJoe

You are right. New Kensington is the smaller light blue dot just south of Arnold. Similar neighborhood, but Trump carried it by 0.8%,


14 posted on 05/08/2022 5:50:30 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Vigilanteman
You are right. New Kensington is the smaller light blue dot just south of Arnold. Similar neighborhood, but Trump carried it by 0.8%,

Yup, know it all well. We live in the very northern tip of the county.
15 posted on 05/08/2022 6:51:57 AM PDT by BikerJoe
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