{"id":13222,"date":"2016-10-07T05:13:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T05:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=13222"},"modified":"2016-10-07T05:16:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T05:16:31","slug":"prosecutor-wants-to-try-14-year-old-as-adult-in-deadly-s-c-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/prosecutor-wants-to-try-14-year-old-as-adult-in-deadly-s-c-school-shooting.html","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutor wants to try 14-year-old as adult in deadly S.C. school shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prosecutor wants to try 14-year-old as adult in deadly S.C. school shooting<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Prosecutor wants to try 14-year-old as adult in deadly S.C. school shooting<\/strong> : TOWNVILLE, S.C. — Prosecutors want to try a 14-year-old South Carolina boy as an adult on charges of killing his father and fatally shooting a first-grader at an elementary school.<\/span><\/p>\n

Solicitor Chrissy Adams announced filing a petition Thursday to transfer the teen from family court, where he\u2019s charged as a juvenile, to circuit court.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her petition comes a day after the superhero-themed funeral of 6-year-old Jacob Hall, who was laid to rest as Batman. His family encouraged attendees to dress as the superheroes he loved, and so they did. His mother dressed as Robin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want suits and ties and all that,\u201d Renae Hall, Jacob\u2019s mother, previously told WHNS-TV. \u201cThere will be a lot of children there and I don\u2019t want it to be scary for them.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speakers celebrated the boy who imagined himself roaming his small, rural town to save people as others slept.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Buckland, who drove his Batmobile from West Virginia to attend, said he envisions Jacob asking God to \u201ccreate the biggest hope-filled superhero bash this world has ever seen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTake what we\u2019ve learned from Jacob,\u201d he told more than 1,000 people at Oakdale Baptist Church in Townville. \u201cLet it make you a better husband, a better father … a better everything. May a 6-year-old boy become such a part of our lives, this community shows the rest of this world what hope is all about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The teen accused of shooting Jacob is charged with two counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and five counts of possessing a weapon during a violent crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Family court will set a hearing on Adams\u2019 request after an evaluation. The Associated Press generally does not name juveniles charged with crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities say the teen fatally shot his father Sept. 28 before driving a truck to Townville Elementary School and crashing into the playground fence. Sheriff John Skipper has said the teen began shooting as he got out of the pickup.<\/span><\/p>\n

A bullet struck Jacob in the main artery in his thigh. He died at a Greenville hospital Saturday.<\/span>
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A classmate shot in the foot and his first-grade teacher, shot in the shoulder, were treated and released the day of the shooting. Authorities say those three were shot as they exited a door for recess. A third student injured on the playground didn\u2019t require medical attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

District officials hope to turn the shooting site into a \u201ctranquility park\u201d to honor Jacob and the others injured.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new playground for Townville Elementary students will \u201chelp with the healing,\u201d Anderson 4 Superintendent Joanne Avery said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The district is raising money to cover the expected $750,000 cost. That estimate includes putting new play equipment elsewhere on school property and creating an open park in the existing space, Avery said.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said just 10 students were absent when classes resumed Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The school day began with classroom visits from counselors and therapy dogs, \u201cwhich provided for lots of smiles and calmed the nerves of both teachers and students,\u201d Avery said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/strong> : http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/prosecutor-wants-to-try-14-year-old-as-adult-in-deadly-south-carolina-school-shooting-jacob-hall\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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