TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – An 11-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly fatally shooting his 55-year-old relative at a Florida home they shared Friday morning, according to reports.
Just before 8 a.m., Ocoee police were called to a home near Clarke and Mims roads where they found 55-year-old Sandra Pape King suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died.
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NBC affiliate WESH spoke with neighbors who said what happened was “heartbreaking.”
“It’s heartbreaking that something like that happens to someone, kills someone, someone doing things like that,” a neighbor, Gerald Ingram, told WESH.
Another neighbor said they heard screaming and saw the 55-year-old woman “being shot to the ground in the driveway.”
Neighbors in the area also told WESH that the 11-year-old boy was throwing small tantrums “here and there” but thought this was normal for children that age.
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“He looked like any other kid, you know. You see, he had a tantrum here and there. I think that was normal for a kid his age, you know. I have two daughters his age, so I didn’t think about it,” said neighbor Jackson Genao.
According to Ocoee police, the 11-year-old is now in custody. At this time, it is unclear what led to the shooting and what charges the face could face.
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