MA: Mother and son charged in "Russian roulette" case
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:53 pm
All allegedly, reportedly, etc.
In Scituate, Massachusetts (Boston area), a pair of teenage brothers spent the night with a girl whose parents were out of town.
When the homeowner returned, he found that his Sentry safe, which contained a .38 Special Smith & Wesson revolver, was missing.
A few days later, a 16-year-old male was brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. His relatives said that he had been shot by an intruder.
Their stories fell apart. It seems the two teenagers were playing "Russian roulette" with the stolen revolver, and the 16-year-old shot himself. Police found the weapon in a park.
Saturday, the 55-year-old mother and 18-year-old brother of the self-inflicted shooting victim were charged with multiple felony-level offenses.
Police will consider charges against the minor when he is discharged from the hospital.
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- Jim
In Scituate, Massachusetts (Boston area), a pair of teenage brothers spent the night with a girl whose parents were out of town.
When the homeowner returned, he found that his Sentry safe, which contained a .38 Special Smith & Wesson revolver, was missing.
A few days later, a 16-year-old male was brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. His relatives said that he had been shot by an intruder.
Their stories fell apart. It seems the two teenagers were playing "Russian roulette" with the stolen revolver, and the 16-year-old shot himself. Police found the weapon in a park.
Saturday, the 55-year-old mother and 18-year-old brother of the self-inflicted shooting victim were charged with multiple felony-level offenses.
Police will consider charges against the minor when he is discharged from the hospital.
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- Jim
