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Beaumont Boy, 12, Accused Of Killing His Friend, Needs a Juvenile Criminal Defense Attorney

By Walin & Klarich

In a tragic story published in the Los Angeles Times, a 12 year old Beaumont boy had been accused of shooting and killing his friend, who was also 12. The boy was arrested and booked into Riverside Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder in California. Police have also arrested the parents of the boy, Patricia and Christopher Willis, and charged them with negligent storage of firearms and child endangerment. The boys were determined to be home on a school day, unsupervised, while the parents were at work. A search of the home by police produced several unsecured firearms, some of which were loaded. According to the story, the boy called 911 at about 10:40am and said that he had heard a gunshot and that his friend was injured. Police arrived shortly afterwards and found the 2nd boy dead, with an apparent gunshot wound...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 19, 2009 (boomark / email).