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Prosecutors Seek to Try Teenager as Adult After Shooting at South Carolina School Prosecutors Seek to Try Teenager as Adult After Shooting at South Carolina School
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Prosecutors in South Carolina say they will seek to try a 14-year-old as an adult on charges that he murdered his father before fatally wounding a 6-year-old boy in a shooting at an elementary school in Townville, S.C., in September. Prosecutors in South Carolina say they would seek to try a 14-year-old as an adult on charges that he murdered his father before fatally wounding a 6-year-old boy in a shooting at an elementary school in Townville, S.C., in September.
According to a statement written on Thursday by the office of the 10th Circuit solicitor, Chrissy Adams, prosecutors had filed a petition asking the court to transfer the case of the teenager, Jesse Dewitt Osborne, from Family Court to the Court of General Sessions, where he would be tried on murder and other charges as an adult. Prosecutors have filed a petition asking the court to transfer the case of the teenager, Jesse Dewitt Osborne, from Family Court to the Court of General Sessions, where he would be tried on murder and other charges as an adult.
A hearing on the request will be set after Mr. Osborne is evaluated by the Department of Juvenile Justice, the statement said. A hearing on the request will be set after Mr. Osborne is evaluated by the Department of Juvenile Justice, according to a statement dated Oct. 6 from the office of the 10th Circuit solicitor, Chrissy Adams.
In an episode that has shaken the small community in northwest South Carolina, Mr. Osborne is accused of killing his father, Jeffrey Osborne, 47, on Sept. 28 as the man watched television in their home, law enforcement authorities have said. The teenager then drove to nearby Townville Elementary School, where he opened fire with a handgun, shooting two boys and a teacher while they were heading out to a yard for recess, the authorities said. In an episode that has shaken the small community in northwest South Carolina, the police said Mr. Osborne killed his father, Jeffrey Osborne, 47, on Sept. 28 as the man watched television in their home. The teenager then drove to nearby Townville Elementary School, where he opened fire with a handgun, shooting two boys and a teacher while they were heading out to recess, the authorities said.
One of the boys, Jacob Hall, died on Saturday from wounds caused by a bullet that hit an artery and caused “catastrophic blood loss and resulting cardiopulmonary arrest,” Dr. Keith Webb of the Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital said in a statement.One of the boys, Jacob Hall, died on Saturday from wounds caused by a bullet that hit an artery and caused “catastrophic blood loss and resulting cardiopulmonary arrest,” Dr. Keith Webb of the Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital said in a statement.
Mr. Osborne was initially charged last week with murder and three counts of attempted murder, but the charges were later upgraded to a second murder charge after Jacob died. He also faces weapons possession charges, the solicitor’s statement said. Mr. Osborne was initially charged last week with murder and three counts of attempted murder, but a second murder charge was added after Jacob died. He also faces weapons possession charges, the solicitor’s statement said.
Frank L. Eppes, the lawyer for Mr. Osborne, did not immediately return a telephone message left at his office early on Friday, but an assistant emailed a statement that had been released by the Osborne family after the shooting that said they were “in mourning for both our loss and for injuries to others.” Prosecutors did not reply to an email requesting further details on Friday. Frank L. Eppes, the lawyer for Mr. Osborne, did not immediately return a telephone message left at his office early on Friday, but an assistant emailed a statement that had been released by the Osborne family after the shooting that said relatives were “in mourning for both our loss and for injuries to others.”
Prosecutors did not reply to an email requesting further details on Friday.
The authorities have not spoken of a motive for the shooting, and there was no known connection between Mr. Osborne and the school or the victims, officials have said. His mother was at work and saw the news of the shootings on television, local authorities have said. The shootings shook the town, about 40 miles southwest of Greenville.The authorities have not spoken of a motive for the shooting, and there was no known connection between Mr. Osborne and the school or the victims, officials have said. His mother was at work and saw the news of the shootings on television, local authorities have said. The shootings shook the town, about 40 miles southwest of Greenville.
About 1,000 residents from Townville, which had a population of 4,586 in December 2015, turned up on Wednesday for Jacob’s funeral, where adults and children wore superhero costumes to honor the child.About 1,000 residents from Townville, which had a population of 4,586 in December 2015, turned up on Wednesday for Jacob’s funeral, where adults and children wore superhero costumes to honor the child.
Renae Hall, his mother, told NBC News on the “Today” show that she wanted the children to dress up in the outfits to make it easier for them. “I didn’t want them to be sad,” she said, her voice low with grief.Renae Hall, his mother, told NBC News on the “Today” show that she wanted the children to dress up in the outfits to make it easier for them. “I didn’t want them to be sad,” she said, her voice low with grief.