4. An 8-Year-Old Boy Shot His Father And Father’s Friend
These gruesome murders from an 8-year-old boy shocked the public. The 8-year-old boy took a .22 caliber handgun and shot and killed his father as well as his father’s friends. The case was very unsettling, as the motive remains a bit unclear. At first, many suspected that there was abuse involved. They found records that the young boy kept of how many spankings his father had given him. This was the only indication of any sort of abuse in the household, however. When the boy gave his confession as to why he did it, he stated that he saw that his father was suffering and didn’t want him to suffer anymore. The boy was not sentenced to life, but rather to a treatment facility to track and monitor his behavior. In cases involving such young children it can be hard to determine what actions to take for punishment.
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