California prosecutors charge father after his 10-year-old son allegedly fatally shot a child
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northern California prosecutors have decided to only charge the father of a 10-year-old boy in connection with the death of a child the boy allegedly shot.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northern California prosecutors have decided to only charge the father of a 10-year-old boy in connection with the death of a child the boy allegedly shot.
The decision on charges in the fatal shooting Saturday outside Sacramento was announced during the father’s court appearance Wednesday.
In an email Thursday to The Associated Press, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said it told the court that “based on the facts currently known, the sole criminal liability and responsibility for the child’s death lays exclusively with this Defendant.”
The AP generally does not identify juveniles involved in crimes. The father’s name is being withheld to avoid identifying his son.
The Sacramento Bee reported that an attorney entered not guilty pleas on behalf of the 53-year-old defendant to charges of having a firearm that a child could easily access, leading to the death of another minor; two counts of child endangerment; having a firearm as a felon; having ammunition when prohibited from doing so; and destroying evidence.
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