Category: Slugs For Thugs

An Imperfect Defense was Good Enough

A clerk worked at a convenience store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An armed robber entered the store and threatened the clerk. The clerk defended himself. That description is true, but the reality was more complicated. Working at a convenience store is a dangerous job. Police officers and sheriff’s deputies call these stores “stop-and-robs” for a reason. Most of us visit a convenience store for gas or a snack every week. Perhaps we can make the job, and our visit, a little less dangerous after we study the incomplete news reports.

What the defender saw– The store clerk saw a man walk into the store carrying a machete. The intruder waved the machete around and threatened the clerk. The news reports don’t mention if there were other customers or employees in the store. The attacker walked behind the counter. The clerk left the store. The attacker pursued the clerk and followed him outside. The clerk retreated to his car where he grabbed his firearm. The attacker and the clerk re-entered the store. The attacker again threatened the clerk and the clerk shot him.

What the defender did– The clerk recognized the threat. Make no mistake that a machete is a lethal threat. The victim created distance between himself and the attacker. The defender retrieved a firearm as a tool of self-defense. The defender recognized an immediate, lethal, and unavoidable threat. That justified the use of lethal force.

The defender stayed at the scene after the attack. He called 911 and asked for both medical help and help from the police. He also secured the surveillance video and showed it to the police.

What we know now– The 61-year-old attacker was a convicted felon. He had an additional history of drug possession. He stopped attacking the clerk when he received a non-life-threatening gunshot to the hip. Police reports said the attacker would be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when he was released from the hospital.

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From the article, we again see confirmation that violence can be completely random and come from out of nowhere. Don’t let: “Oh, nothing like that happens here” influence your preparations.

Neighbors Speak Out After Gun Owner Kills Home Intruder

We’re learning more details about a defensive gun use in San Jacinto, California that happened last Friday night and resulted in the death of a home intruder.

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, 45-year-old Israel Martinez was shot and killed after firing a shotgun at the homeowner, who was visiting with neighbors when he heard screams and the sound of a gunshot coming from his home. The sheriff’s department said that Martinez’s girlfriend was also found about a half-mile away from the armed citizen’s home shortly afterwards, suffering injuries she allegedly received after Martinez assaulted her.

Now neighbors are providing more information about the confrontation between the homeowner and Martinez.

“His goal was to get his daughter out safely, regardless of what happened to him,” neighbor Robert Dorame said. “I’m shattered for them because they’re good people.”

… The family who lives at the home isn’t ready to speak out, but neighbors told KTLA that they, too, were home, and the ordeal was terrifying.

Neighbors said the father was hanging out with neighbors outside when his wife went inside to charge her phone. When she did, she reportedly came face-to-face with a man who had armed himself with guns he found inside the home. He allegedly then started shooting.

“From what I understand, the guy tried shooting at her as she started running,” Dorame said. “Then when she goes into the garage, she yelled out, ‘There’s a stranger in the house with a gun.'”

Her husband then attempted to get inside to save their daughter, who was also inside.

“The guy started loading up again. He got in there and the guy shot at Chris,” Dorame recalled. “He dropped, got up and he unloaded at him and got the guy down.”

He was then able to get his daughter out of the house unharmed.

… “He did more than just save his own family,” Dorame said. “Because if he didn’t take that guy down and that guy took him down, his next step was probably to come to one of our houses and unload because, at that point, he had a death wish. He didn’t care.”

Authorities still have no idea how Martinez ended up in the home. According to investigators, Martinez assaulted his girlfriend with a knife while they were in a car less than a mile from the residence, but it’s unclear why Martinez then made his way to the armed citizen’s home. According to police, there was no connection between Martinez and the homeowner, and it appears that he just randomly chose the home and made his way inside.

While there’s no doubt that the homeowner was justified in using lethal force to defend his family against the home invader, it’s possible that the Riverside County District Attorney could bring charges against him if it’s determined that his firearms were not stored in accordance with California law.

The state requires that all firearms be kept locked up or disabled using a CalDOJ-certified firearm safety device or a gun safe. I think one-size-fits-all storage mandates are unconstitutional, but the California law is actively enforced, and depending on the results of the sheriff’s investigation the homeowner could still find himself the target of a district attorney who wants to make an example out of him.

The penalty for a first offense is only a fine, thankfully, so even if the D.A. decides to go after the homeowner for storing his guns in a way they could be accessed by Martinez, he won’t be facing any jail time or the loss of his Second Amendment rights.

Hazel Park after-prom party shooting suspect released after self-defense claim

Hazel Park police released a man in custody in a fatal shooting at an after-prom party at a short-term rental, saying the man who died allegedly pointed a gun and stole a watch from someone at the party, and the suspect fired his gun in self-defense.

Police said Monday, June 1, that the suspect was released pending further investigation after speaking with him, reviewing witness accounts and evidence at the scene and consulting with the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.

A 20-year-old Detroit man was pronounced dead at a local hospital, and a 19-year-old Pontiac woman was being treated after the May 29 shooting at 23401 Powell, police said. A 21-year-old man had been in custody. Police did not name anyone.

What police say happened

Police said interviews of those at the party and evidence suggested an armed robbery occurred in the house, and the man who died allegedly pointed a gun and stole a watch from someone at the party.

Why the suspect was released

The man who was in custody has a valid permit to carry a firearm and was present in the home, police said. They said he saw the robbery when he claimed to have fired his gun in self-defense. A witness to the altercation provided supporting information to the robbery and self-defense claim, police said.

Police said they received multiple 911 calls of a shooting in the area of Powell and Orchard. Officers found a crowd of people fleeing a home on Powell. They found the wounded man outside the home and the woman several houses south of the home.Preliminary information was that the house may have been hosting an after-prom party when a dispute occurred, and people exchanged gunfire inside and outside of the home.

Police said the after-prom party did not involve students from the Hazel Park School District.

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Dropped Wallet Leads Tulsa Police Straight To Burglar Shot By Homeowner

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa homeowner did exactly what a law-abiding gun owner is supposed to do when a stranger broke into his house overnight, and the suspected burglar is now recovering from a gunshot wound because of it.

According to News On 6, the break-in happened just before midnight near 21st Street and Mingo Road. The homeowner spotted a man outside on his security cameras, watched him look through windows and then saw him come in through a back door.

This is the part that should stick with every one of us who keeps a firearm for protection. The homeowner came down from the second floor and met the intruder inside his own home. Police said the man turned aggressive, and the homeowner fired a single shot.

The suspect ran off after being shot but dropped his wallet on the way out. Investigators used the identification inside it to track him while officers set up a perimeter around the neighborhood.

When officers found him nearby, police said he fought them and bit one of the officers during the arrest. Tulsa Police Lt. JT Snoddy said the man appeared to be impaired, telling reporters that none of the force applications seemed to faze him at all.

Only after taking him into custody did officers realize he had been shot in the chest. He was taken to a hospital and underwent surgery. Authorities believe he is about 46 years old and have not released his name. The bitten officer was also treated and is expected to be fine.

A man who chose to break into an occupied home at midnight and then square up with the person living there found out why that is a bad idea. The homeowner walked away unharmed. That is the outcome the Second Amendment is built to protect.

Teenager hospitalized in downtown Des Moines shooting

DES MOINES, Iowa —
A teenager is in critical condition after a shooting near the Pappajohn Sculpture Park late Friday night.

Police were called to the area of 14th Street and Grand Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Friday after multiple 911 callers reported hearing gunfire and said a person was down.

When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds on 14th Street just north of Grand Avenue, according to a news release from the Des Moines Police Department.

Officers began lifesaving measures, including CPR, before Des Moines Fire Department EMS crews arrived and transported the victim to UnityPoint Health – Methodist Medical Center. Police said the male remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Police say the 17-year-old was part of a group of people that committed an armed robbery of a 22-year-old man who was parked in his car. Investigators say the 17-year-old stole a handgun from the 22-year-old. The 22-year-old then grabbed a second handgun and shots were fired back and forth, which is when the 17-year-old was shot.

Officers detained the 22-year-old shooter, but later released him without criminal charges.

Police have not yet released the identities of those involved.

DeSantis Signs Law Arming Trained College, University Faculty After FSU Shooting

A year after a gunman opened fire on Florida State University, trained college and university faculty can carry guns onto campus under a bill Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Friday.

“It puts the bad guys on the defense — they don’t know who’s going to be able to offer them resistance,” DeSantis said during a Miami press conference. “We’ve taken this more seriously than probably anyone else has … in our state’s history.”

He referred to Florida’s guardian program, a state initiative allowing schools to train certain staff or hire security to wield firearms for self-defense. It was created for public K-12 schools in 2018 following shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead. The tragedy unfolded while a sheriff’s deputy delayed confronting the gunman for nearly five minutes.

DeSantis later removed him from office.

Under the new law, HB 757, the program will be extended to colleges and universities. Staff hoping to become guardians must complete 144 hours of training — 132 hours with firearms. Although the program isn’t mandatory, college and university presidents have the power to appoint their school guardians.

“Sadly but undeniably, institutions of learning have become targets of violence in our state and other states,” Senate sponsor Don Gaetz, a Republican from Crestview, said in a written statement.

“As parents and grandparents, we want our students to be safe and secure when they are on campus. This legislation ensures our institutions will use commonsense safeguards as well as high-tech systems to prevent violence where possible and respond quickly and effectively when needed.”

The measure comes 13 months after 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner shot to death two and wounded five others outside FSU’s busy Student Union in the middle of final exams. Police shot him in the jaw three minutes after he opened fire, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Despite the speedy response from law enforcement, lawmakers agreed new reinforcements were needed. This included funding for more locks on classroom doors — after some students reported that they couldn’t lock themselves away from the shooter — and increased security measures.

Other provisions in the package signed Friday include:

  • Makes it a second-degree felony to fire a weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
  • Promotes the use of a mobile suspicious activity reporting tool, like FortifyFL, to quickly alert law enforcement to dangerous circumstances.
  • Requires a student’s threat assessment reports and psychological evaluations to be transferred from a K-12 school to their college or university upon enrollment.
  • Mandates schools create family reunification plans, active assailant response plans, and threat-management teams.
  • Requires schools to annually conduct security risk assessments.
  • Increases training for faculty and staff to identify and respond to mental health problems.
  • Further connects students with mental health services.

Homeowner shoots, kills suspected burglar in north Harris County
Precinct 4 Constable Deputies said the suspect was found shot to death behind the home near a bayou

A man is dead after investigators say a homeowner woke up to find him inside a house early Wednesday morning, leading to a confrontation that ended in a shooting.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with Precinct 4 responded around 5:45 a.m. to a home in the 16900 block of Spring Creek Oaks.

When they arrived, they found an unidentified man on a walking trail behind the home. Investigators say he had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.

What investigators say happened

Authorities say the homeowner told deputies he woke up and discovered a man inside his house wearing a mask and gloves.

Investigators say the two got into a physical fight inside the home that moved outside.

At some point, the homeowner went back inside, but officials say the suspect returned to the property, leading to a second confrontation in the backyard.

That’s when, according to investigators, the homeowner got a handgun and shot the man.

The suspect then ran, jumped over a fence, and was later found on a nearby walking trail.

Officials say there were three adults and two children, ages 12 and 13, inside the home at the time of the incident.

No one else was injured.

As part of the investigation, detectives are speaking with everyone who was inside the house to better understand what happened.

The suspect has not yet been identified.

Investigators say there were no signs of forced entry, but they believe the man got into the home through a back door.

Authorities are still working to determine exactly what led up to the encounter and why the suspect returned to the home after the first altercation.

No arrests have been made at this time.

The case will be reviewed by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office to determine whether any charges will be filed.

Armed Carjacking Suspect Shot by Off-Duty New York State Trooper in Yonkers

Armed Carjacking Suspect Shot by Off-Duty New York State Trooper in Yonkers
Yonkers Teen Armed with Knife During Carjacking; Apprehended by Yonkers Police After Fleeing
Yonkers, NY – At approximately 12:45 pm on Sunday, April 26, 2026, the Yonkers Police Department received a call from an off-duty New York State Trooper requesting assistance at the Mobil gas station at 838 Kimball Avenue. The Trooper reported that she had shot a male suspect who had attempted to stab her.

The investigation revealed that the off-duty New York State Trooper was refueling her vehicle at the gas station. When she finished fueling, the suspect approached her, brandished a knife, and entered the driver’s seat of her vehicle. The Trooper fired one shot from her off-duty firearm, striking the suspect in the left arm. The round continued into his torso. The suspect accelerated the vehicle toward the rear of the gas station, driving through a shed and fence at the end of the property before coming to rest in the parking lot of the adjacent apartment building at 1296 Midland Avenue.

The suspect then fled from the stolen vehicle, running toward Midland Avenue. Yonkers Police Officers quickly located the suspect at the entrance to 1328 Midland Avenue and placed him into custody without incident. A knife was recovered from the suspect at the time of arrest. Medical aid was rendered at the scene, and the suspect was transported to an area hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and remains in stable condition.

Due to New York State law prohibiting the identification of minors charged with a crime, he can only be identified as a 17-year-old male resident of Yonkers. No further information will be released regarding his identity.

The suspect is still awaiting arraignment but will be charged with Robbery 1st Degree, Robbery 2nd Degree, Robbery 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, and Menacing 2nd Degree. The criminal investigation is being led by the Yonkers Police Department’s Detective Division Major Case Squad, while an internal review is being conducted by the New York State Police, consistent with department protocol.

As the Trooper was the victim, no further identifying information will be released, consistent with the Yonkers Police Department’s policy of not identifying victims of crimes in news releases. The Trooper will only be identified as a female off-duty New York State Trooper assigned to Troop New York City.

Additional information may be released as it becomes available.

The neighbors not hearing gunfire from inside a home isn’t unusual.

Man shoots intruder during attempted home invasion robbery in Kent

KENT, Wash. — Police say an attempted home invasion robbery in Kent ended in a shooting Monday morning.

One suspect is now in the hospital and police say at least one other suspect is still on the run.

It all unfolded at a home on the corner of Cambridge and Hampton.

Police say five family members were inside – the two homeowners, their daughter and her husband, along with a young child.

The daughter woke up to a noise and called 911, according to Kent Police.

“Woke up her husband – he’s the one that went down after retrieving his firearm from the safe next to his bed… he went downstairs and that’s when she heard the shots and the suspect was shot and we responded,” said Kent Police Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner.

Officers found a man on the floor, shot multiple times, with a gun nearby.

No family members were hurt.

Police say the intruder was armed and was likely with at least one other person.

“We believe the suspect wasn’t alone. The caller believes that there were other people in the house,” said Kasner.

Efforts to track down another suspect came up empty. Investigators spent around 11 hours gathering evidence.

Neighbors told KIRO 7 they didn’t hear any gunfire.

“It’s kind of scary – all morning I was trying to figure out what was going on because it’s too close to home,” said Bobbi Wheeler, who lives across the street.

Investigators are now hoping the suspect recovers so he can answer some questions.

“Now we have to figure out what sequence of events got him to that point. We don’t know why they picked that home,” said Kasner.

Homeowner, shoots, kills male suspect inside South Side residence

CHICAGO (WLS) — A male home invader was shot and killed inside a residence on the South Side Monday morning, Chicago police said.

The shooting took place at about 1:30 a.m. in the 2200-block of East 103rd Street.

Officers responded to the scene and found a person shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A 33-year-old man inside the residence told officers that the unidentified person entered his home and charged in his direction, police said.

The man fired his gun and shot the home invader in the chest, police said.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

Police: 3 in custody after assaulting armed man, gunshot fired during struggle in Arundel Mills Mall

HANOVER, Md. —
A gunshot was fired during a struggle Saturday inside Arundel Mills Mall, and three assailants are in custody after a police pursuit into Baltimore County, police said.

Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said officers were called around 5 p.m. for a gunshot fired during a fight at the mall.

Mulcahy said a man was leaving the Burlington Coat Factory store when three people approached and assaulted him.

Police said the victim pulled out a gun, a struggle ensued and the weapon discharged. One of the assailants was struck in a wrist.

The assailants fled in a black Nissan Altima that was tracked by the police Real-Time Information Center on Interstate 97 in the Glen Burnie area, Mulcahy said. Officers pursued the vehicle onto the Beltway before it ultimately exited and crashed in Baltimore County and the assailants ran off, police said.

Aided by aerial units, officers tracked down all three assailants, two of whom suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Mulcahy said an officer was also injured in a crash during the pursuit and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A motive remains unknown and it was not immediately known whether the victim and assailants knew each other.

Police said there was no active threat inside the mall, which remained open.

An investigation continues.

Would-be intruder shot by Rancho Cordova homeowner after forcing way into home

A Rancho Cordova homeowner shot and wounded a man Thursday night who tried to force his way into the home after making threats to kill one of the occupants, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the man, who was known to the homeowner but did not live at the residence, tried to force entry about 9:15 p.m. into the home in the 2900 block of Hunt Drive.

The two people inside the home — an adult man and woman — called 911 and repeatedly told the man to leave, sheriff’s officials said.

The 25-year-old man told the victims multiple times he was going to kill one of them, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He then broke a window and entered the home, prompting one of the victims to open fire, officials said.

Deputies responded to the scene and the man was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound that was not considered life-threatening. After being medically cleared, the man was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of felony burglary and making threats to commit a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

He was being held on $100,000 bail and was scheduled to appear in court Monday

Ex-Girlfriend shoots intruder dead; investigation ongoing

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — Tulsa Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Tuesday morning near 124th Terrace and Kingston Avenue.

Officers were called to the scene around 2:45 a.m., where they found 27-year-old Sean Six suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

He was transported to a local hospital but later died from his injuries.

According to homicide detectives, the investigation indicates Six forced his way into a home where his former girlfriend was staying with a friend.

Investigators say he initially attempted to enter through a window before kicking in the front door.

Police say the woman’s friend fired a shot after Six came inside the residence.

The individual who discharged the weapon was interviewed by detectives and later released as the investigation continues.

Hero ROTC cadet fatally stabbed ISIS-supporting Old Dominion gunman to prevent more carnage

A heroic ROTC student fatally stabbed the crazed ISIS-linked gunman who opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom Thursday, preventing further carnage, law enforcement sources said.

Shooter Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, gunned down an instructor before the unidentified cadet jumped into action to put an end to the suspected terror attack on the Virginia college campus, according to sources.

Jalloh, who was previously convicted of trying to support ISIS, walked into the classroom and asked if it was an ROTC class, sources told The Post.

When someone told him it was, he began his trail of bloodshed, which the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.

Within an hour of the shooting, school officials said there was no longer a threat to staff or students.

“The shooter is now deceased thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him – actions that undoubtedly saved lives along with the quick response of law enforcement,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement.

The instructor, a retired military officer, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Two other victims were also wounded in the hail of bullets, but appear to be in stable condition, authorities said.

One of the victims brought themselves to the hospital, said Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton at a press conference.

Both wounded victims are members of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the university, said Lt. Col. Jimmy Delongchamp.

“We will continue to coordinate with the university and law enforcement agencies as they investigate the incident,” Delongchamp told the Associated Press. “There’s still a lot more stuff we have to work out.”

Jalloh, a naturalized US citizen from Sierra Leone, was a member of the Virginia National Guard before he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, but was released from custody early in 2024, sources said.

“Old Dominion University faced a tragedy on our main campus,” Old Dominion University president Brian Hemphill said in a statement.

“I am grateful for the swift response of our police officers, emergency management personnel, and our partners at the City of Norfolk who promptly assisted the injured.”

The synagogue’s own security force TCOB.
Verbum sapienti sat est (A word to the wise is sufficient)

Michigan Synagogue Attacker’s Vehicle Registered to a Dearborn Resident from Lebanon

FOX News’s Bill Melugin indicates the vehicle driven into Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, was registered to a Dearborn resident from Lebanon.

According to Melugin:

I’m told by three law enforcement sources that the vehicle used in the attack at a Michigan synagogue today is registered to a naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon who lives in Dearborn, MI. I have a name, but am waiting for confirmation that name matches the badly burned corpse that was driving the vehicle.

Breitbart News reported that the attacker drove into the Temple Israel building Thursday and was engaged by security and killed.

NBC News noted that a “security guard was injured” and “eight first responders were being treated” for unknown injuries as well.

There is a school at Temple Israel and no students or staff were injured.

Homeowner shoots and kills intruder in Somerset County, state police say

A homeowner shot and killed an intruder in Somerset County on Monday morning, authorities said.

Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release on X that troopers were called to a home on Locust Street in Somerset Township around 2 a.m. on Monday for the reported shooting. At the home, investigators found one person dead near the back of the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

State police said the homeowner told investigators that he was awakened by loud banging on his kitchen window and a man demanding to be let in. The news release said the man broke a window and attempted to enter the home. The homeowner told authorities he warned the man that he was armed and then shot him when he continued attempting to enter the home.

The preliminary investigation found that the homeowner, who was detained and taken to the state police barracks in Somerset, was acting in self-defense. The investigation continues, state police said. The identity of the man shot and killed was not released as of Monday evening.

No other information was released on Monday. Anyone with information can contact the state police barracks in Somerset at 814-445-4104.

CCL holder shoots intruder in South Side break-in, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A CCL holder shot a man who was breaking into his home on Saturday, Chicago police said. It happened at about 2:39 a.m. in the 5100-block of S. Loomis Boulevard, police said.

A 59-year-old man was breaking into a garage and was confronted by the homeowner. CPD said the homeowner, a valid CCL holder, pulled out a gun and shot at the alleged intruder.

The suspect was shot in the right calf and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital. He is expected to be OK. Chicago police said charges are pending.

CPD Area One Detectives are leading the investigation.

Boy, 11, shoots, kills mom’s boyfriend who attacked her inside home, police say

An 11-year-old boy shot and killed his mother’s boyfriend after the man attacked her inside a Philadelphia home late Thursday night, police said.

The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. inside a home along the 1100 block of South Peach Street. Police said a 30-year-old man, identified as Jaimeer Jones-Walker of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, was arguing with his girlfriend inside the bedroom of her home.

Police said Jones-Walker didn’t live at the home and he double parked on the street before entering his girlfriend’s house. The woman told police that Jones-Walker attacked her during their argument.

“It was verbal and possibly turned into a physical altercation,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

The woman’s 11-year-old son then grabbed a handgun and fired one shot, shooting Jones-Walker in the face, according to investigators.

Police and medics were called to the scene and found Jones-Walker unresponsive inside the second-floor bedroom. He was pronounced dead by medics at 11:59 p.m.

Both the woman and her son remained at the scene and are cooperating with the investigation, police said. Officials said the gun that was fired is legally registered to the woman.

Shyreea Blocker, a resident in the neighborhood, told NBC10 she heard the commotion that led to the shooting. She also said she would often hear the couple fighting.

“Like arguing and fighting but that’s nothing new with them,” Blocker said. “It’s a shame. It shouldn’t be like that.”

Another resident, Gilbert Blocker, told NBC10 he was concerned about the impact the shooting will have on the boy.

“The things he’s going to suffer in his heart if he has any feelings, is going to last him not just now but for the rest of his life,” he said.

Sources told NBC10 the boy is currently staying with another family member.

Expert weighs in after child accused of killing mom’s boyfriend

A Philadelphia mother says that her 11-year-old son pulled out a gun to protect her. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl spoke with an expert about how domestic violence affects children and what resources are available.

“It’s disturbing and sad. And I feel apprehension about what is going to happen with this child, what is going to happen with his mother,” Director of Philadelphia’s Office of Domestic Violence Strategies Azucena Ugarte told NBC10. “Experiencing violence in the home has long term effects, but we know that children are resilient.”

No arrests have been made in the shooting and no charges have been filed. Police continue to investigate.