Originally posted by BD
Boy, 12, shot as he does homework
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/09/homework.boy.shot.ap/ind...
O'FALLON, Missouri (AP) -- Authorities arrested a suspect Thursday in the death of a 12-year-old Illinois boy who investigators said was shot in his
home as he did schoolwork.
Police set up checkpoints as they searched for the suspect. Marcus Powell was charged with murder.
Prosecutors charged Marcus Powell with first-degree murder in the drive-by shooting death of Delarrian Davis.
Capt. Brad Wells with the Madison County Sheriff's Department said Delarrian was minding his own business when he was killed early Tuesday at his home
in Madison, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.
Investigators found pencils and notebook paper near his body, indicating he was working on homework. A neighbor said she saw a man drive up in a car
in front the house, turn off the headlights and fire shots into the home.
Powell, 27, had eluded authorities wanting to question him about the shooting until he surfaced near this St. Louis suburb Thursday morning, officials
said.
After a chase, Powell was found in a shed at a mobile home park, said resident Bruce Koelling, who saw the capture. He said about 45 officers
converged on the shed, sent in a dog and the entered the shed with guns drawn. Koelling said he heard Powell yell, but it appeared he surrendered
peacefully.
Several schools nearby either closed for the day or were placed on lockdown during the manhunt. |
