Georgia boy shot in the head by family member

Georgia Police say a 12-year-old boy has been shot in the head by a 15-year-old family member and is critically wounded.

Authorities told WALB-TV that the boy was hospitalized after the shooting Saturday night at a home in Thomasville, 300 block of East Monroe Street, in the southern part of the state.

The young boy has been left with life threatening injuries after being shot in the head in a bedroom towards the rear of his home.

 

Police in Georgia say a 12-year-old boy has been shot in the head in his house by a 15-year-old family member in Thomasville, Georgia (the house pictured here)

Thomasville Police Capt. Maurice Holmes says the shooting is 'being investigated as an assault type of incident,' and the place has been taped off

Thomasville Police Capt. Maurice Holmes says the shooting is ‘being investigated as an assault type of incident,’ and the place has been taped off

Thomasville Police Capt. Maurice Holmes says the shooting is ‘being investigated as an assault type of incident.’ 

He added that the 15-year-old boy is being held at Regional Youth Detention Center on several charges, including theft by receiving stolen property, reckless conduct and possession of a firearm by a minor.

Police are treating the handgun used in the shooting as stolen property.

Capt. Maurice Holmes, with the Thomasville Police Department said 'you're talking about a 12-year-old. 'I've done a lot of living since I was 12-years-old and to think just the possibility of this child not being able to have that opportunity, it's disheartening'

Capt. Maurice Holmes, with the Thomasville Police Department said ‘you’re talking about a 12-year-old. ‘I’ve done a lot of living since I was 12-years-old and to think just the possibility of this child not being able to have that opportunity, it’s disheartening’

Jamahni Williams, who is the victims brother, wasn’t there when it happened, but says the two boys involved in the shooting were close relatives, reported WCTV. 

‘I just don’t think it was supposed to happen,’ Williams said. ‘Just have to pray and rely on faith.’

According to the young boy’s neighbor Demaurier Diggs, 11, ‘there was a lot of the tape that says do not cross and there were a lot of people talking about the shooting,’

Apparently Demaurier Diggs and the 12-year-old victim who was shot are very good friends: 'It's sad. He was the only person I could play with'

Apparently Demaurier Diggs and the 12-year-old victim who was shot are very good friends: ‘It’s sad. He was the only person I could play with’

Apparently Diggs and the 12-year-old boy who was shot are very good friends: ‘It’s sad. He was the only person I could play with,’ Diggs said.

He added: ‘I hope he gets better.’ Diggs’ 6-year-old sister, Jamyia Mitchell, also chimed in saying ‘I love him and pray for him.’ 

Capt. Maurice Holmes, with the Thomasville Police Department said ‘you’re talking about a 12-year-old. ‘I’ve done a lot of living since I was 12-years-old and to think just the possibility of this child not being able to have that opportunity, it’s disheartening.’

The boys’ identities weren’t released because they are juveniles but police are working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in a probe of the shooting. 

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