10-year-old girl shot and killed a woman who was arguing with her mother in Florida

The 10-year-old girl who was arrested Tuesday in the shooting death of a woman who was fighting with her mother in Orlando, Florida (United States), must remain in custody until it is defined how his case will proceed, the judge decided this Wednesday.

The girl, who She was arrested and charged with second degree murder.is in custody at the Orange County Juvenile Justice Centerwhere the events occurred.

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At the hearing, the father of the minor, Dewan Dennisasked Judge Michael Murphy to allow the girl to wait at home in a GPS-enabled electronic ankle shackle under family supervision, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

But the judge did not accept the request and decided that The minor must remain in custody until the Prosecutor’s Office decides whether to file formal charges against her.

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State’s Attorney in Osceola and Orange counties, Monique Worrell, said in a statement that in making this decision they will consider “all the facts,” including the girl’s age, and “the circumstances surrounding her.” It is not yet clear if she would be tried as a minor or as an adult.

“Whatever charges we ultimately bring, if any, will ensure that she receives the necessary interventions to address her behavior, help her change and grow, and ensure the safety of the public in the future.”said the prosecutor.

Witnesses to what happened informed the authorities that The mother of the minor, Lakrisha Isaac, and the victim, Lashun Rodgers, were arguing strongly on May 30 in an Orlando development.

Minutes later, Rodgers stopped fighting and started to walk away when the girl took the gun out of the bag her mother had given her shortly before and fatally shot the woman twice. “I shouldn’t have hit my mom,” the girl said, according to witnesses to the incident.

Issac, the mother, was arrested and faces charges of “involuntary manslaughter due to culpable negligence” aggravated with a firearm, not properly storing a firearm and child neglect, among others.

Source: Elcomercio

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