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Virginia boy charged with murder for shooting mom's attacker

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:01 pm
by DispositionMatrix
http://kfor.com/2016/03/09/teen-charged ... d-his-mom/
"Detectives determined that the incident began several hours earlier, when Conroy and his 36-year-old girlfriend, who is also a resident in the home, began arguing. At some point, according to initial information garnered by detectives, Conroy began physically attacking her, in the presence of her juvenile son, who is not related to Conroy," Spotsylvania Sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Jeff Pearce said. "The woman's son, attempting to intervene, took a semiautomatic firearm from a nearby location in the room and fired several shots at Conroy, striking him multiple times."

The boy's mother was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The teenager was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Re: Virginia boy charged with murder for shooting mom's atta

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:37 pm
by SwampGrouch
The story is hazy on the timing of events. Was Conroy actually attacking the woman when her kid shot him, or had the assault on her occurred "several hours earlier?"

If the former I'd expect to see the thing tossed out of court. If the latter, it may be a righteous charge.

:hmmm: Or was Conroy part of some outlaw gang that might want to whack the kid so they cooked up an excuse to keep him hopefully out of harm's way until they can come up with something better?