Posted on 03/22/2013 1:49:26 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
Brunswick, Georgia (CNN) -- Two teenagers were arrested Friday in the shooting death of a 13-month-old boy who was in his stroller, according to police in Brunswick, Georgia.
The suspects are a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy, Police Chief Tobe Green told reporters Friday. He said they are being held on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Green identified the older suspect as Demarquis Elkins, saying he will be treated as an adult in criminal proceedings. The 14-year-old was not identified because of his age.
"We are turning every stone to get a motive," said Green. A weapon has not been found.
Police offered a $10,000 reward for information and have received more than 30 leads.
Sherry West earlier told reporters that the incident occurred at 9 a.m. Thursday as she was walking home from the post office, pushing her son Antonio in a stroller. She said she saw two boys.
"A boy approached me and told me he wanted my money, and I told him I didn't have any money," she said. "And he said, 'Give me your money or I'm going to kill you and I'm going to shoot your baby and kill your baby,' and I said, "I don't have any money and don't kill my baby." The boy tried to grab her purse and opened fire when she said tried to tell him she had no money, West said, grazing her head. She said the boy then shot her in the leg.
She continued, "And then, all of a sudden, he walked over and he shot my baby in the face."
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That's code. The mayor was actually saying "effin' retards"
I doubt that, but if it happens, you can come hang out with us.
That punk has obviously been hitting the weights between his mugshot and the other two photos...were those the “cutest” ones they could dig up?/sarcasm
Elkins' older sister said her family knows he wasn't involved in the shooting.
'My brother wasn't anywhere near that area as far as we know – not the scene or the shooting,' she said Saturday. She said she didn't know whether Elkins had a lawyer.
He couldn't have done that to a little baby," she said. "My brother has a good heart.
Anyone here shocked or surprised?? I had trouble sleeping last night after hearing about this story!! That baby looks like my youngest son. The grief the mother is experiencing must be unimaginable.
Thanks for posting those photos.
Now I have a brand new target...
Well then where was he at 9:15 on a school day???
Were you having breakfast with him as you claim you do every day.
Surely the police checked his hands for gun powder residue but of course since they had to first rule her out as a subject they didn't get serious until 24 hours later.
Here we go from Yahoo:
Police announced the arrests of Elkins and the 14-year-old Friday afternoon. But Katrina Freeman, Elkins’ aunt, said Saturday that he couldn’t be the killer because the two were together at the time of the shooting.
Freeman said Elkins dropped by her home about 8:15 a.m. — roughly an hour before the shooting — and she cooked them grits, eggs and sausage for breakfast.
They stayed at her home until about 11 a.m., Freeman said, and then Elkins accompanied her and her children on some errands for about an hour. After noon, he left for classes he’s taking to earn his GED, she said.
“He was with us the whole time,” said Freeman, adding that she gave police the same account of her nephew’s whereabouts. “There is no doubt in my mind that he is innocent.”
Brunswick police have said little about what evidence led them to Elkins or the younger suspect. Police spokesman Todd Rhodes said Saturday that he’s not surprised Elkins’ aunt would try to protect him.
“That’s what she’s saying, but the evidence we’re looking at says something else,” Rhodes said. He would not elaborate. He said investigators still can’t say what motivated the shootings.
I’ll bet she is on the phone with Al Sharpton and the Just Us Brothers right now ——
“...and she cooked them grits...”
That story didn’t work out too well for the old lady in that movie “My Cousin Vinnie”.
“So were they instant Grits? Or maybe they were MAGIC grits!!”
I would like to know who Aunt Katrina said this too??? just the news station???
Does the media think we are all that stupid to not know the difference between something said to and by them as opposed to the police where there is a legal penalty for lying.
She needs to go to the police and say it and prepare to be arrested for lying in a police investigation.
So don’t expect her to do so any time — but look for her to whine on local news broadcasts.
I’m getting a strong Susan Smith vibe off this story.
Could be mama made up a story to deflect her own actions.
Have to stand with Todd Rhodes till something is shown to not justify.
If Aunt Katrina has any evidence to the contrary she can go down to the police station and give her statement under penalty of perjury.
She won’t. Instead she will do her thing from a distance.
Thank You mongo.
Much appreciated, fellow patriot. I know a few folks from your neck of the woods who've come to Texas. Excellent Americans, all.
Here are a few to help your twisted view of defending Hussein. I will find the rest. **GRAPHIC**
http://www.globalimageworks.com/tape.php?id=73983&search_string=saddam&search_type=all&startrow=0
Seems to be a bad time for babies. Johnny got the whole motive thing right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cvMy5tATjM
And, I’ll bet a jury buys it!!
We’ve got people on this forum who will buy it.
Demarquis Elkins.
Royalty in Brunswick.
If I became King of America the first proclamation would be the reinstitution of the death penalty for a variety of crimes in addition to murder.
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