11-Yr-Old Youth Football Player Arrested For Shooting Two 13-Yr-Old Teammates

An 11-year-old youth soccer participant is going through a second-degree tried homicide cost after allegedly capturing two of his younger teammates at observe this week in Florida.

TMZ Sports activities confirmed the incident with police who say all of it occurred on the Apopka (FL) Northwest Recreation Focus on 8:20 PM on Monday … when three youngsters have been concerned in an argument after observe that took a terrifying flip.

“[The altercation] continued into the car parking zone the place this juvenile had entry to a firearm in his mom’s automotive,” Apopka police chief Mike McKinley mentioned throughout a press convention on Tuesday.

That is when McKinley mentioned the unnamed suspect (cops aren’t releasing his identification due to his age), who would not have a prison historical past, squeezed off a single spherical, putting his two teammates with a single shot.

One of many victims was hit within the arm and the opposite suffered accidents to the higher physique. Each boys are 13.

“Fired one shot,” McKinley mentioned, “and that one shot hit each victims.”

McKinley mentioned the younger suspect is being charged with one depend of second-degree tried homicide (extra prices may very well be tacked on) … and the division can be taking a look at doubtlessly urgent prices towards the mother and father who left the gun in a spot the kid might attain it.

“It’s a crime to permit your youngsters to have entry to your firearm in an unsecured field,” Chief McKinley mentioned.

As for the younger age of the shooter, the chief says this is not a place they wished to be in.

“No one needs to arrest an 11-year-old, by any means, however based mostly on our investigation we really feel these prices are warranted.”