Eight year old killed with shotgun by eleven year old

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Jefferson County sheriff said that an 11-year-old boy shot and killed an 8-year-old girl who lived next door... Bud McCoig said the young girl's next-door neighbor, a fifth grader at White Pine Elementary School, used his father's 12-gauge single-shot shotgun to shoot and kill the girl from inside his house. The victim was in second grade at the same school. ...McCoig would not release any details on a possible motive, but neighbors say the two were arguing over a puppy. “Wanting to see a puppy, the little girl laughed and told him no, and that was it," neighbor Chasity Arwood said. The boy was charged with first-degree murder in juvenile court and is in custody. A detention hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Monday. A judge could determine at a later date if the cause should be transferred to adult court.

And so it goes on...I suppose if one were being generous it's a mere bagatelle compared to events in Syria or Iraq.

ETA: sorry, link missing http://ift.tt/1Lcikdp