Ishmael Muhammad

17-year old Ishmael Muhammad of Des Moines, Iowa was struck by a bullet in a local residence today when someone accidentally fired an illegal handgun. He later died of the wound. According to police, residents initially said that Muhammad had arrived at the home having already been shot. After an investigation, police charged a 16-year …

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MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022

In a Port Allen, Louisiana incident in which two teenagers were attempting to rob a man at 4:30 in the morning, one of the teens accidentally shot the other in a struggle with the intended victim.

According to authorities, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old planned to rob the man at gunpoint with an assault rifle and two pistols. “Investigators say the three got into a struggle, and that’s when deputies say the teenage girl accidentally shot her accomplice.” The boy was struck in the neck or shoulder and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

A Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said, “[t]his is absolutely ridiculous, and I say it all the time, we are on the cusp if not right in the middle of a juvenile crisis. These juveniles know that our hands are tied, there is nothing we can do if we can’t find a facility to put them in. We slap an ankle bracelet on them and we send them home.”

Source:

“Teen Accidentally Shot by Accomplice after Attempted Robbery, Deputies Say,” wafb.com (July 25, 2022).

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