An 11-year-old boy is facing murder charges after he confessed to fatally shooting an 82-year-old relative who had once served as mayor of a small Louisiana city and the man’s adult daughter over the weekend, the police said on Tuesday.
The boy has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail, Chief Jared McIver of the Minden Police Department said at a news conference on Tuesday.
The police chief did not release the boy’s name, nor did he disclose the exact nature of his relationship to the victims, citing the boy’s age.
But he did confirm that the boy was related to the victims.
The police believe that the boy acted alone and that he used two firearms that were recovered at the scene, Chief McIver said.
He said that the investigation was continuing and that the police did not yet know the motive for the deadly attack.
“Who knows why someone would do something this malicious — and at that age,” Chief McIver said.
It is unclear if the boy is currently represented by a lawyer.
The local Public Defender’s Office said it did not yet know whether the boy would be represented by that office.
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Following his confession to police on Tuesday, the 11-year-old boy is being charged with murder for shooting and killing an 82-year-old relative who was the mayor of a small Louisiana city in the past, as well as the man’s adult daughter, over the weekend.
Joe Cornelius Sr. was the older victim. , a city councilman and the short-term mayor of Minden, a city located roughly 25 miles east of Shreveport, was discovered shot dead at his residence on Sunday, along with his 31-year-old daughter Keisha Miles.
Chief Jared McIver of the Minden Police Department announced at a press conference on Tuesday that the boy has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is being held without the possibility of being released on a $500,000 bond. The police chief mentioned the boy’s age but withheld the boy’s name and the precise nature of his relationship to the victims. He did, however, affirm that the boy was linked to the victims.
According to Chief McIver, the police think the boy acted alone and used two guns that were found at the scene. He stated that the inquiry was ongoing and that the police were still unsure of the attacker’s motivation.
At that age, Chief McIver remarked, “Who knows why someone would do something this malicious.”. We’re piecing everything together, and hopefully very soon we’ll know all the answers, or at least most of the answers, to the “why.”. ‘”.
The district attorney’s office serving Webster Parish did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the boy’s potential adult prosecution. Whether the boy has legal representation at this time is unknown. The boy’s legal representation was not yet confirmed by the local Public Defender’s Office.
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