Teen charged with new offences after four-year-old is killed in shooting in Charlotte
A 17-year-old has been charged with additional offences after a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, killed four-year-old Caleb Flax as he slept at home. Police say the attack involved seven armed people firing into several occupied homes, and that the suspects may have been seeking retaliation for a shooting the previous day.
The new charges against Ian Garland include firearm possession by a minor, property damage, assaults with a deadly weapon, shooting into occupied homes, conspiracy and attempted vehicle theft. An affidavit says at least 84 shots were fired into four homes and three parked cars shortly before 3am on 20 September; another person was seriously injured. Three other teenagers have also been charged as adults, while a 22-year-old is accused of helping dispose of a stolen car.
- Four-year-old Caleb Flax was killed in a Charlotte home shooting.
- Police say at least 84 shots were fired into four occupied homes.
- A 17-year-old faces further charges in the case.
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A four-year-old child was killed during a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, whilst sleeping at home on 20 September. Police say seven armed people fired more than 80 shots into several occupied homes and parked vehicles in the early morning, with at least one other person seriously injured.
A 17-year-old named Ian Garland has been charged with multiple offences including firearm possession as a minor, shooting into occupied homes, conspiracy and attempted vehicle theft. Three other teenagers have been charged as adults, and a 22-year-old faces charges for allegedly helping to dispose of a vehicle used in the attack.
Police investigators believe the shooting was in retaliation for another shooting that occurred the previous day. This suggests an ongoing dispute or conflict within the community that has led to a cycle of violent attacks.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Boy, 17, hit with more charges over claims he murdered boy, 4, as he slept in perfect white picket fence home”.