I say that because the discussion of the day is concerning a child who murdered his mother, sibling, and then attempted to murder his father when arrived home. I know majority of you all have been watching the news or at least seen the incident somewhere before, hence I will not be disclosing the subjects name, just his actions, and the potential punishment that will follow as a result.
The incident occurred in Haymarket, VA…however the offender was taken into custody down in N. Carolina. Apparently, the offender shot his mother, his younger brother, and then attempted to shoot his father upon arriving via car at the residences. The father survived after allegedly shooting back at the subject from a position of cover, the offender ran away from the scene, eventually stole a vehicle, and then left the state headed south. The subject was discovered attempting to shoplift at a Target and promptly taken into custody.
The subject has formally be charged with two (2) counts of murder, but that can definitely be changed at any time moving forward. The subject will be extradited back to VA where he/she will be promptly be brought before the court to be certified as an adult, and then he/she will go through the court proves as an adult looking at potentially life imprisonment.
From a Law enforcement perspective this is a very high profile incident, not only because of the offender in custody being a juvenile. But also because the two (2) bodies were his mother and brother. There are a lot of questions that will be asked and answered over the next few months concerning this incident. The main one being simply, “Why?” and what could have happened to cause the subject to act in that capacity towards his “loved ones.”
This is the type of incident that hits home for a lot of people because they themselves may have children and can’t even begin to understand how an incident like this could happen. Obviously, units involved are all going to do their best to get some sort of justice out of the legal system, but at the end of the day those people will remain dead no matter what happens. It’s crazy, simply crazy…
Murder in Haymarket, VA…
