16yo Oscar Mondragon Wanted In Murder Of 12yo Brother Javier Taken Into Custody

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Police: 16-Year-Old Murder Suspect in Custody

MARIETTA, Ga. - Police in Cobb County said Friday evening that a 16-year-old boy accused of murdering his younger brother is in custody. They say U.S. Marshals took Oscar Mondragon into custody, and police were questioning him on Friday night about what happened.

Earlier in the day, authorities had said they were concerned Oscar Mondragon might not surrender peacefully. Police believe he is responsible for the murder of his 12-year-old brother, Javier.

Just after 9 p.m. Thursday night, police say they were called to the Eastside Mobile Home Park in Marietta after they got a 911 call. The caller told police a shooting had taken place in one of the mobile homes. When police arrived, they say they found the body of the 12-year-old boy inside.

Police considered Oscar to be armed and dangerous on Friday. They said they they had secured arrest warrants on felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a minor.

Neighbors say they saw Oscar and his two younger brothers playing with guns outside the family home before the accident on Thursday night. Oscar’s sister says the shooting was accidental, and that the boys were playing around when it happened.

According to the teen’s sister, he didn’t know there was a bullet in the gun, and he was afraid to come home because of the manhunt.
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Police say Oscar made statements in the past indicating he wouldn't go peacefully into police custody. They also say he fled with the gun that killed his brother, and they were concerned he might turn it on an officer.

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news...ct-20110603-es

[AngelFire]

I wonder who owned the guns

[Robynne]

This is just sad all around. If the boy is telling the truth, he accidentally killed his brother, and will have to live with that for the rest of his life. I think this kid will plead out to manslaughter.
Whoever owned the gun needs to be held accountable as well. Had the teen not been able to access the gun, he would not have shot his brother.

[KyFyre]

I would think that a 16 year old knows fully well not to play with guns, loaded or not. At 16 we know that bullets when fired from a gun can kill someone, that death is permanent. We also know not to aim a gun at another person unless we plan to use it.

Either there is more to this story than is being told, or this particular 16 year old is incredibly ignorant. Seeing that he took the gun with him when he ran and the fact that he made comments in the PAST - as in before this, that he wouldn't go peacefully into police custody I'm thinking that there is indeed a hell of a lot more to this story than is being reported. Had he been in trouble in the past? If so.. what kind?

So sad for the family, to have lost their 12 year old at the hands of his brother. And to have to live with knowing he was killed by their own flesh and blood.