South Carolina Boy, 13, Fatally Shoots Burglar, Scares Off Second Suspect: Police
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Nov. 12, 2015, 8:24 AM CST / Updated Nov. 12, 2015, 12:54 PM CST
By Erik Ortiz
A 13-year-old South Carolina boy fatally shot one burglary suspect and scared off a second with his mother’s gun, police said.
The unidentified teenager told the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office that he was alone on Tuesday afternoon in his family’s home, north of North Charleston, when someone tried to break in, according to
NBC affiliate WCBD.
The boy grabbed his mother’s gun, and then waited at the back door of the home, the station reported. Police say the boy fired repeatedly through the door, and someone outside shot back. . . .
. . . The burglary suspect was identified by authorities as Lamar Brown, 31. His rap sheet includes six felony drug charges and an unlawful carrying of a weapon charge.
Related: Man Arrested After Home Invasion in Which 11-Year-Old Killed Teen Intruder.
. . . A sheriff’s deputy . . . Unfortunately, we lost an individual who died, a 13-year-old child lost his innocence after having to fire." . . .