Sandra | uncategorized | 02 23rd, 2009| No Comments »A horrible scene unfolded in Wampum, PA on Friday. A 4 year old girl told workers at her home that she thought her mother was dead. Police did find the mother, 8 months pregnant, inside the house and she was dead, shot once in the head.
As the story unfolded during the day, it was discovered that an 11 year old, the son of the dead woman’s boyfriend, had conflicting stories about a strange truck he had told police was on the property that morning. Investigators have since charged the boy with murder. Police have not yet released the details of the shooting, but they have decided to charge the boy as an adult.
As a society, we’ve recognized the need for different laws for juveniles and adults. An 11 year old boy, a fifth grader, is not an adult.