'Man Shot My Mommy'

Near Dayton Ohio a young boy, only 4 years in age, explained to Judith and Michael McConnell, at a rest stop that a man entured his home and shot his mother. He was in his pajamas and bairfoot. He was alone at the rest stop and explained that the intruder left him there. The McConnells took the boy into their car to warm up as they called the poice. they explained "He's been abandoned here by a man with a gun. He's quite disturbed." While waiting for the police to arrive he said the information that is drilled into children for emergancies. His address, his parents names, and his phone number.

When the police arrived at the boys house they found his monther dead. She was shot to death.
The Police determined that she struggled with the attacker. The man they arrested, Charlie Myers, has confessed to the crimes. The death penalty may be considered.

A week before Christmas the 4 year olds family car was stolen from a concert. Using the information in the car led the killer directly to their home.

The killer has said that he made a mistake and only wanted the families "stuff". But Charlie has grown up with a toubled past. when he was only 4 years old his mother died of a drug related heart attack. Living in homeless shelters with his father, who was very abusive. By age 7 he was smoking marijuana, at age 8 he was drinking, and my age 11 he attempted suicide. At age 17 he began his life of stealing by breaking into empty houses of naighbors and stealing valuables.

This event will be emotionally tramatizing to the 4 year old kid left abandoned. This story also shows how things effect people in their life. Myers could have been a normal kid, if he had the oppertunity. By losing his mother at such a young age, and being abused by his father with no place to call home. Myers was left wtih little hope. Theres no wonder why he is the way he is, growing up with such a troubled lifestyle effects people. Although his life growing up should not be used as an excuse for the murder he has done, it deffinately helps explain why things have happened.
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