Law enforcement officials say a 10-year-old boy in Sacramento fatally shot another 10-year-old boy with his father’s gun on Dec. 30.
The father, 53-year-old Arkete Davis, and his son were taken into custody after the boy found the weapon in Davis’ car and allegedly shot the unidentified boy.
According to a Facebook post by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the son went to the car to get cigarettes from the vehicle and found the gun inside. Once he saw the gun, he left the vehicle and allegedly “bragged that his father had a gun.”
He ended up shooting the victim and then ran into an apartment. The sheriff’s office stated it found the gun in a nearby trashcan and that it suspects Davis attempted to throw it away.
After deputies appeared on the scene and found the boy bleeding from his head and neck, they attempted CPR. When the Sacramento Metro Fire Department arrived, personnel took the victim to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Davis and two other children were retained after witnesses pointed to where they ran. Davis is legally prohibited from owning or possessing a gun; the gun used in the incident was reported stolen in 2017.
Davis’s son was taken to the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility and charged with murder. Davis, who was arrested and then transported to the Sacramento County Main Jail., was as charged with multiple felony firearm-related charges, as well as child endangerment and accessory after the fact.
Davis is still in custody and is being held on $500,000 bail. He will appear in court Jan. 3.
According to KCRA, family members identified the victim as Keith “KJ” Frierson. A GoFundMe, “In memory of Keith KJ Frierson,” was set up by his godmother, Nina Trepagnier.
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