3. Dedrick Owens
We’ve already heard about the disturbing case of young boys who brought guns to school, but this one is even worse. Dedrick Owens decided to take a gun and a knife to school when he was only 6-years-old. There, he pulled a gun on 6-year-old Kayla Rolland, pictured above, fatally shooting her.
Before he shot her, he stated that he didn’t like her. He only shot her in the arm, but it still hit a major artery, resulting in her death. He ended up not being charged, as anyone under the age of 7 cannot be held responsible for murder.
His father was charged with manslaughter and served a short prison term for allowing Dedrick to have easy access to the gun. We have to wonder, is it OK that he did not serve any time in juvenile court for the murder? What was going on in this little boy’s brain when this happened?
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