Police: 11-year-old fatally shoots intruder, 16, in Missouri

Police: 11-year-old fatally shoots intruder, 16, in Missouri, St. Louis County badge say an 11-year-old boy fatally attempt a 16-year-old burglar during a home invasion, but some neighbors yield affair with that account.

Officers responded Thursday afternoon to a address of a cutting at a arctic St. Louis County home, Badge Sgt. Brian Schellman told The Associated Press.

Police accept two suspects had approved to breach into the bashful ranch-style home two times beforehand in the day. On the third try, they were able to access through the foreground door, Schellman said. There were no signs of affected entry.

Soon afterwards the 16-year-old entered, the 11-year-old accursed a individual attempt that addled him in the head, Schellman said. The physique of Lamonte Streeter, who lived just a brace of blocks away, was begin in the foreground foyer.

Schellman said the attempt may accept afraid abroad the additional suspect, a 22-year-old doubtable who remained confined Friday afterwards getting arrested on suspicion of burglary. Prosecutors were reviewing the case to actuate if accuse should be filed.

Some neighbors told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that they witnessed the cutting and there was no break-in.

Donna Jackson told the bi-weekly that she saw the 11-year-old shoot the 16-year-old at absolute ambit as they talked abreast foreground door.

"It was not a break-in," Jackson, 45, said. "He attempt him in the head."

Jazmyne Clark, 18, who lives two doors down from the shooting, said the 11-year-old was on the foreground balustrade if he told the 16-year-old to access him. If the 16-year-old accomplished the foreground door, the adolescent boy attempt him, Clark said.

"He was never in the house," Clark told the newspaper. "He wasn't breaking in at all. He was just aggravating to advertise him his phone."

Schellman said affirmation adumbrated the cutting happened inside.

"Although we will not altercate specifics, concrete affirmation acquired at the arena indicates the asleep was attempt while central the residence," Schellman said in an email. He encouraged anyone with advice to acquaintance police.

Sharon Taylor, who lives next aperture to area the cutting happened and said she is a accessory of the 11-year-old's father, said the boy is not a troublemaker. She doubted the break-in story, however, calling it absurd to appear in the average of the day.

The 11-year-old and his 4-year-old sister were not hurt. Their mother wasn't home during the adventure but is allied with an investigation, Schellman said.
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