UPDATE: No one else facing charges in incident where 8-year-old brought loaded gun to school
A quick update: On March 5, an 8-year-old was arrested after being caught with a loaded handgun at a South Baltimore elementary school. The Sun subsequently reported that schools police had delayed notifying city police of the incident, setting their investigation back by not promptly being able to search the child's home or begin tracing the weapon. The episode revealed mistrusts and misgivings by the department over how the incident was treated.
More than a month later, the child's juvenile charges are moving forward, but school and city police say they were unable to trace the gun and no adults will face criminal charges in connection with the incident. City police said they were only responsible for tracking the gun, and referred additional questions to schools police. A city schools spokeswoman said the schools police had handed off the case to juvenile services and would not be involved in the case until it came to court.
As for what's going on with the juvenile proceedings and any possible social services action, all of that is secret in Maryland.
Comments
Geez, this is what makes Balto great. Zero accountability. Try this - throw the kid's parents in jail. Let's see if somebody decides to talk. The kid is a minor, right? He lives under the protection and guidance of parents/guardians, right? Oh, wrong. I forgot. This is Baltimore and no one is really responsible for anyone including themselves....
Posted by: ruth | April 21, 2010 3:43 PM
He's eight (8), he needs help to get the bath water right. This is a chance to close the barn door before the horse escapes. Some adult knows where he got that gun...
Posted by: skeets2908 | April 28, 2010 10:38 AM