St. Louis Charges 10-Year-Old With 1st-Degree Murder in 7-Month-Old Girl's Death
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Updated · St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 28
St. Louis Charges 10-Year-Old With 1st-Degree Murder in 7-Month-Old Girl's Death
3 articles · Updated · St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 28
Summary
Juvenile authorities charged a 10-year-old boy Saturday with first-degree murder after a 7-month-old girl was fatally shot Friday in St. Louis' Baden neighborhood.
Police said the infant was shot at a home in the 8400 block of North Broadway, where officers responded after the killing.
Ca’Marion Pawnell, the girl's 19-year-old father, was separately charged with second-degree murder and child endangerment after police said the boy used Pawnell's gun.
Pawnell told investigators the weapon was his and had been kept under a mattress, making the case a focus on both the shooting and gun access inside the home.