Boy, 14, charged in fatal shooting of 2 brothers
(FOX)- A 14-year-old boy accused of killing two teenage brothers during a failed home robbery in suburban Milwaukee told investigators he fired his gun after getting scared during a struggle with one of the victims, according to charging documents filed Wednesday.
Investigators allege the boy and a 13-year-old friend planned to steal money and marijuana from the West Ellis home on Sunday. The younger boy said the pair left with nothing, the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office said in court documents.
The 14-year-old boy is charged as an adult with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide and attempted armed robbery. The 13-year-old is expected to be charged as a juvenile, prosecutors said.
The younger boy told a police detective the pair had planned the robbery for a week. He said he had a hammer to “smash” Trajan’s fingers or “bust his knee caps a little” in case he “did not want to talk,” according to court documents. He said his friend had a firearm.