Boston Teen Accused of Shooting and Killing his Brother

[WildBill]

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in the fatal shooting of his 9-year-old brother inside the family’s home in Mattapan today, prosecutors said this afternoon.

The youth, whose name was not released because of his age, is to be arraigned next week on charges of delinquency by reason of involuntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office said.

Investigators believe the older boy was handling the firearm “recklessly” when it fired, hitting his younger brother, prosecutors said in a statement. The prosecutors said that the evidence collected so far did not suggest that anybody else knew the teenager had a gun.

“There shouldn’t be a gun in the house with kids,’’ she said. “Why weren’t they in school? Where were the parents? It shouldn’t be this way.’’

Celia Gabadon, who is 72 years old, said the neighborhood had seen a lot of violence over the years, and that police have done what they can.

The solution is not more police, though, but must come from within the community, she said. “Police are doing a good job. We are to blame,’’ she said.


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[philip964]

Couldn't have happened as guns are illegal there.

How about pulling the trigger on a loaded gun while pointed at a human, rather than reckless handling of a gun.

[Oldgringo]

Couldn't have happened as guns are illegal there.

How about pulling the trigger on a loaded gun while pointed at a human, rather than reckless handling of a gun.

Did you read the article? It's the gun's fault because there're so many and so easy to get.

[jmra]

“We need to get out there in the community centers, into schools, through faith-based organizations, and get the word out there in the community that these guns continue to be dangerous, look what can occur, and you need to work with us to track them down and turn them over,” she said.

[johncanfield]

Moron parent(s) - you can't fix stupid with laws.

[gringo pistolero]

“Why weren’t they in school? Where were the parents? It shouldn’t be this way.’’

Good questions.

Asking those questions is less comfortable than blaming inanimate objects but much more productive.

[Oldgringo]

“Why weren’t they in school? Where were the parents? It shouldn’t be this way.’’

Good questions.

Asking those questions is less comfortable than blaming inanimate objects but much more productive.

In a word: ACCOUNTABILITY. No one is accountable for nothing no more. Everything is somebody/something else's fault....and it is the prevailing attitude from street level up to the highest office in the land. We are doomed! (You young folk are a lot more doomed than us Senior folk )

[CHLLady]

“Why weren’t they in school? Where were the parents? It shouldn’t be this way.’’

Good questions.

Asking those questions is less comfortable than blaming inanimate objects but much more productive.

In a word: ACCOUNTABILITY. No one is accountable for nothing no more. Everything is somebody/something else's fault....and it is the prevailing attitude from street level up to the highest office in the land. We are doomed! (You young folk are a lot more doomed than us Senior folk )

Sad but true Old Gringo.