Gill Marshall, Sr. (L) and Lashaner Marshall (R).Photo:Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office
Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office
About two weeks after a 13-year-old boy accidentally shot his friend dead inside a home in Lyon, Miss., the alleged shooter’s parents – who were not home at the time – are facing charges connected to the fatal incident.
The two 13-year-olds were allegedly “playing with a handgun” unsupervised when one of the children “accidentally pulled the trigger,” hitting his friend “once in the upper torso,” March 15, according to apress releasefrom the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office.
The first deputy to arrive at the home administered CPR to the injured child, who was rushed to the hospital, where he later died, according to the sheriff’s office.
The accidental shooting occurred on Amber Cove, in Lyon, Miss., on March 15.Google Maps
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The name of the deceased child – a Coahoma County Junior High School student – is not being released, according to sheriff’s office spokesperson Carol Dixon.
His bond was set at $15,000.
Gill Marshall, Sr., a convicted felon, allegedly owned the gun that his 13-year-old son accidentally fired, killing another 13-year-old.Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office
The gun allegedly belonged to his father. Both parents werearrested and chargedon March 28.
The County Court of Coahoma County oversees, among other cases, felony preliminary hearings as well as all juvenile cases. The court administrator could not immediately be reached to determine if any of the Marshall family members had obtained lawyers or yet pleaded to the charges.
The parents were both booked at Coahoma County Jail, per Dixon, who tells PEOPLE that both the parents and their son have since bonded out.
source: people.com
