12-Year-Old Charged in Killing Says He Was Passing Gun Around Before It Went Off

Preteen Shooting Stuns Quiet D.C. Block

When a city arrests a 12-year-old for killing a 13-year-old, the headline outruns the nuance; but in Washington, D.C., the facts of this case are concrete enough to stand apart from the noise and illuminate how juvenile homicide is actually investigated and charged. The Short Version Police arrested a 12-year-old boy from Northeast D.C. and charged him with voluntary manslaughter while armed in the July 11 killing of 13-year-old Ahmad Mims on R…

12-year-old boy charged with fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy in Washington, D.C.

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12-year-old boy charged with fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy in D.C.

Officers responded to a report of a man down, but when they arrived on scene, they found a 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound.

12-year-old charged in killing says he was passing gun around before it went off

Ahmad Mims was found shot to death on a sidewalk on Rosedale Street NE in July. He was a rising eighth grader at KIPP Northeast Charter School.