11-year-old accused of fatally shooting 55-year-old relative in Florida home
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An 11-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his 55-year-old relative at a Florida home they shared Friday morning, according to reports.
Just before 8 a.m., Ocoee police were called to a home near Clarke and Mims roads, where they found Sandra Pape King, 55, with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died.
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NBC affiliate WESH spoke with neighbors who said what happened was “heartbreaking.”
“It’s heartbreaking for something to happen to somebody like that, kill somebody, somebody doing them like that,” a neighbor, Gerald Ingram, told WESH.
Another neighbor said they heard screaming and saw the 55-year-old woman “shot to the ground in the driveway.”
Nearby neighbors also told WESH that the 11-year-old boy threw little tantrums “here and there,” but thought it was normal for children that age.
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“He seemed like any other child, you know. You see, he had a little tantrum here and there. I figure that was normal for a kid his age, you know. I have two daughters his age, so I didn’t think nothing of it,” neighbor Jackson Genao said.
The 11-year-old is now in custody, according to Ocoee police. At this time, it’s unclear what led up to the shooting and what charges the face may face.
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