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Glory Moralidad

'He Said He Used a Gun': Boy, 10, Charged With First-Degree Murder in Infant's Shooting Death in St. Louis

A 10-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after a seven-month-old baby was fatally shot in St Louis. The infant's father also faces charges. (Credit: Siobhan Howerton/Pixabay)

A 10-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of a seven-month-old infant, marking what legal experts believe is the youngest murder prosecution in the history of Missouri.

The child's father has also been charged after investigators alleged the handgun used in the shooting had been left hidden beneath a mattress where the boy knew he could find it.

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