Teen faces manslaughter charge in shooting death of toddler

Teen faces manslaughter charge in shooting death of toddler in Cocoa


Updated: 8:24 PM EST Dec 15, 2020
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HOME PARK AT 7:30 THIS MORNING. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND WESH 2’S SANIKA DANGE. SANIKA: NEIGHBORS AT SUNRI VILLAGE WERE WOKEN UP BY SCREAMING EARLY THIS MORNING. POLICE SAY A GROUP OF TEENS WERE PLAYING WITH A GUN AT A MOBILE HOME WHEN IT WENT OFF AND KILLED A LITTLE BOY. >> I SAW THE BABY ON THE GROUND AND THE MOTHER SCREAMING AND YELLING WITH BLOOD ALL OVER HERE. SANIKA: A MONDAY MORNING CRY THAT PIERCED THROUGH THE SUNRISE VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK IN COCOA. >> I DIDN’T REALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL I HEARD FROM ONE OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORS, SAYING THAT THE BABY WAS SHOT. >> THE MOTHER WAS HYSTERICAL, AND THE BABY WAS IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SANIKA: COCOA POLICE SAY THE MINUTE THEY ARRIVED AT THE MOBILE HOME ON OWOSSO STREET MONDAY MORNING THEY BEGAN CPR ON THE 2-YEAR-OLD BOY, WHO WAS SHOT. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS SPENT MUCH OF THE DAY INTERVIEWING WITNESSES, TRACKING DOWN THE TEENS WHO HAD RUN AWAY, AND PROCESSING THE SCENE, WHILE NEIGHBORS WERE LEFT TO PROCESS THIS LATEST TRAGEDY. >> YEAH, I’VE BEEN HERE ABOUT FIVE YEARS, AND IT’S JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. SANIKA: DETECTIVES SAY WHILE THEY ARE WORKING TO CONFIRM THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS, THE SHOOTING APPEARS TO BE AN ACCIDENT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS SUGGEST A GROUP OF BOYS WERE OVER AT THE HOME AND AT ONE POINT ONE OF THEM STARTED PLAYING WITH A GUN. IT DISCHARGED AND HIT THE CHILD. >> IT’S TRAGIC ON SO MANY LEVELS, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE THOROUGH IN OUR INVESTIGATIONS. SANIKA: POLICE ARE WORKING TO CONFIRM WHO OWNS THE GUN INVOLVED. THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT FOUR OF THE FIVE TEENS WHO WERE IN THE HOME AT THE TIME. SANIKA DANGE, WESH 2 NEWS. MEREDITH: POLICE SAY THEY ARE LOOKIN

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