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11-year-old boy accused of killing 39-year-old relative in Louisiana

Updated  September 9, 2020 12:09pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
Associated Press

11-year-old boy charged with 2nd degree murder in relative’s death

The boy was arrested Sept. 7 on a charge of second-degree murder after the fatal shooting.

LAKE CHARLES, La. - An 11-year-old boy fatally shot a 39-year-old relative, authorities in southwest Louisiana said.

The boy was arrested Monday on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Andrew Lafleur III of Moss Bluff, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday.

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A file image dated Feb. 13, 2013 shows a police car at night. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

The statement did not describe a possible motive for the shooting, which occurred about 5 p.m. Monday at a home in Moss Bluff.

The boy’s name and his relationship to the dead man were not released because he is a juvenile.

The investigation is continuing and no other information is available, the statement said.

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