CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Clayton County police said they are charging a 12-year-old with murder in the shooting death of an 11-year-old.
The shooting happened Thursday on the 6000 block of Westbury Road in Riverdale.
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Police said officers were called to the home around 5:20 p.m. in reference to a shooting. When they arrived, they found the 11-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. The child died at the scene.
On Friday, police took the 12-year-old into custody and charged the child with charges including murder, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm during a commission of a crime, possession of a firearm under 18 and first-degree cruelty to children.
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Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.
#Update 12/10/2021: The 12-year-old juvenile was taken into custody. He has been charged with Murder, Aggravated...
Posted by Clayton County Police Department on Friday, December 10, 2021
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