Police: Conn. Teen Charged With Attempted Murder After Firing on Basketball Players

[UFO]

Can't believe I am the first to post this. Was this reported correctly? Anyone got more info?


BROOKLYN, Conn. — State police say a 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after he fired an assault rifle at people playing basketball behind a Brooklyn church.

State police say the teen shooter had an AK-47 rifle, but was subdued by the basketball players who rushed the gunman and wrestled him to the ground Tuesday night.

Police say the shooting occurred shortly after the teen argued with the young people playing on the basketball court behind Our Lady of Lasalette Church.

Troopers say the boy allegedly bragged about having an AK-47 rifle and returned 10 minutes later dressed in black and opened fire.

The teen is being held on $250,000 bond on several charges.

 

[doobie]

Good thing it wasn't in mass, they probably would have arrested the basketball players for assault.

 

[VTpro]

Can't believe I am the first to post this. Was this reported correctly? Anyone got more info?


BROOKLYN, Conn. — State police say a 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after he fired an assault rifle at people playing basketball behind a Brooklyn church.

State police say the teen shooter had an AK-47 rifle, but was subdued by the basketball players who rushed the gunman and wrestled him to the ground Tuesday night.

Police say the shooting occurred shortly after the teen argued with the young people playing on the basketball court behind Our Lady of Lasalette Church.

Troopers say the boy allegedly bragged about having an AK-47 rifle and returned 10 minutes later dressed in black and opened fire.

The teen is being held on $250,000 bond on several charges.

Its always good etiquette to provide a link to a news story

 

[Du510]

Its always good etiquette to provide a link to a news story

Various sources:

WTNH: http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=8320768

NBC30: http://www.nbc30.com/news/16265467/detail.html?rss=har&psp=news

Channel 3: http://www.wfsb.com/news/16262219/detail.html?rss=hart&psp=news

The boy's parents told Eyewitness News that their son is autistic and has temper problems. They said the gun belonged to his minister father. The father said the teen broke a window to retrieve the gun from a locked room.

 

[gene]

The father said the teen broke a window to retrieve the gun from a locked room.

Thats what I call good security for your weapon when you later claim your son is autistic and has anger problems. The father must minister stupidity!

 

[jcr]

Hartford Courant story at:

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-brookshoot0515.artmay15,0,4913137.story

with a link to a Fox61 video.

Story says newer AK-74 and is explicit regarding semi-auto.

Video: "hail of bullets" though never the number shots fired is mentioned.

Thats what I call good security for your weapon

The guy didn't think outside the box. Seems that the door was secure enough, that the kid got a ladder to climb to second floor to get to the room. It is possible that the father didn't even have a ladder -- and didn't image the kid could get one.

 

[gene]

We knew it was going to blow up, but not like this," said Tim Romanchuk outside the courtroom in Danielson, a section of Killingly, where his son was arraigned on charges of criminal attempt to commit murder, attempted first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, threatening, unlawful discharge of a firearm and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

"We needed to get him help and this is what happened," Romanchuk said. Alexander, he said, was diagnosed with autism when he was about 8 years old, and in recent years he has been treated at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford and Natchaug

Translation = Stupid irresponsible parent, drugged out kid, someone elses fault.