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Demarkus Hedges admitted shooting Tucker, albeit unintentionally, while mishandling a gun and fleeing with the firearm to keep it from the police.
Demarkus Hedges admitted on Friday to the fatal shooting of Scarlett Tucker, 16. The shooting resulted from Hedges mishandling a gun, detectives said.
A man accused in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl is saying her death was an accident, not murder.
Despite prior statements from the sheriff's office, Bates testified the shooting and the dropped bag of marijuana were unconnected.
The search for answers in the murder of a 16-year-old Boone County girl continues as the community rallies to help the family that has suffered one tragedy on top of another.