California boy used stolen gun found in dad’s car to kill fellow 10-year-old, authorities say

A 53-year-old man and his youngster had been in custody Sunday after the boy took a stolen gun from his father’s automobile and killed a fellow 10-year-old, authorities in Sacramento County, California, mentioned.

The assault unfolded Saturday afternoon within the Foothill Farms group when the person despatched his son to retrieve cigarettes from his automobile, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.

The boy then “took a gun from contained in the automobile and bragged that his father had a gun,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in an announcement launched Sunday. “He then proceeded to shoot the sufferer as soon as and bumped into a close-by condo.”

Deputies discovered the sufferer bleeding from the top and neck, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned, and administered CPR and different “life-saving efforts” till Sacramento Metro Fireplace Division first responders arrived. The kid was rushed to a hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.

Investigators imagine the suspected shooter’s father, recognized as Arkete Davis, 53, tried to do away with the gun by putting it in a trash can, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. Authorities allege the firearm was stolen.

Members of the family recognized the sufferer as Keith “KJ” Frierson, NBC affiliate KCRA of Sacramento reported.

The title of the suspected shooter was withheld as a result of he’s a juvenile. He was booked on suspicion of homicide, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.

His father was arrested and booked on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a felon, felony storage of a firearm, carrying a stolen loaded firearm in a automobile, youngster endangerment and appearing as an adjunct to against the law after the very fact, in keeping with inmate information.

It was not clear whether or not the suspects have authorized counsel for the case. The Sacramento County Public Defender’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Davis was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail, inmate information point out. Sheriff’s officers mentioned he was scheduled to look in court docket Wednesday.

The boy was detained on the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned, with coming court docket appearances unavailable.

Juveniles in Sacramento County have to be charged inside 48 enterprise hours of arrest or detention. Bail will not be used, however minors will be launched to folks or authorized guardians.