In recent times, an 8 year old boy from Arizona was suspected and caught for the deaths of his father and another man who rented a room in their house. The boy initially said that he shot both men when he got back from school. Firstly, the boy denied any involvement in the shootings but later said he shot his already wounded father "because he was suffering."
The boy said when he shot his father, he was still moving and then he thought it might be better to shoot him again.He said on the tape he shot both men twice.Police have said the boy had confessed to shooting the men with a .22-caliber handgun.Police released the first 12 minutes of the tape, which did not include the alleged confession, earlier Tuesday and released the remainder of the tape late Tuesday afternoon.The boy shot the men with a .22-caliber handgun.
The boy later said he was about two houses down from his home when he saw a white car "driving pretty fast" in front of his house. Then, he said, he saw Romans lying on the ground. The boy said he ran over to Romans, then ran inside the house calling for his father, whom he also found falling dead and bloody.On the tape, the child continued to deny being home when the killings took place.
The boy said when he shot his father, he was still moving and then he thought it might be better to shoot him again.He said on the tape he shot both men twice.Police have said the boy had confessed to shooting the men with a .22-caliber handgun.Police released the first 12 minutes of the tape, which did not include the alleged confession, earlier Tuesday and released the remainder of the tape late Tuesday afternoon.The boy shot the men with a .22-caliber handgun.
The boy later said he was about two houses down from his home when he saw a white car "driving pretty fast" in front of his house. Then, he said, he saw Romans lying on the ground. The boy said he ran over to Romans, then ran inside the house calling for his father, whom he also found falling dead and bloody.On the tape, the child continued to deny being home when the killings took place.
Police said last week they were attempting to discern a motive in the slayings.
"We solved the crime," St. Johns Police Chief Roy Melnick told KPHO. "Now we have to solve the mystery of why."